Negro Bill no more: Board votes to change Moab canyon's name

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted unanimously Thursday to change the name of Negro Bill Canyon to Grandstaff Canyon in a nod to local support for eliminating the racially offensive moniker.The canyon, a popular recreation area outside Moab, was named after William Grandstaff, a black cowboy who ran cattle in the area in the 1870s.Mary McGann, a Grand County Council member who fought for the change, praised the board's decision."I am very pleased with what the board