Hughes County Courthouse. Hughes County Courthouse. South Dakota State Historical Society. The Hughes County Courthouse was designed in the Public Works Administration Moderne style with Art Deco features by the architects Hugill and Blatherwick and constructed by the Henry Carlson Company, all out of Sioux Falls.
Moab is located in southeastern Utah, just 4 miles south of the entrance to Arches National Park, and 30 miles east of Canyonlands National Park.
Grand County was formed from part of Emery County and legally became Grand County on March 13, 1890. Moab became an incorporated City in 1902, but was not recognized by the State of Utah as such until 1937.