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To introduce myself, my name is Ken Bott and Brigham City history is one of my favorite interests! My ancestors first arrived here in...

The M.H. King Company opened in Brigham City in 1957. It had a bright red sign that was visible for many years. While the sign was eventually covered, recent remodeling exposed that the sign remains behind the new facade. The M. H. King in Tremonton lasted until 2017, when all King's stores closed. Any memories of going to King's? Does anyone remember or have photos of Franks and Mirth that stood nearby in the 1980s? https://www.ebay.com/itm/297421066985 All photos are used f

For 51 years, Olof Parsons owned and operated a sheet metal shop at approximately 77 S. Main. The shop stood just south of a building that was originally a store for N.C. Mortensen, Anderson Produce, Packer Motor, Christensen’s, among others, and currently home of the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce. After Olof’s passing, the building was used by other companies until it was eventually torn down, presumably to allow easier access to parking behind the building. Olof was born

In 1903, the Utah Idaho Sugar Company built a $1,000,000 sugar factory in Garland, Utah. Due to high demand for sugar, it was decided to build another factory in Brigham City in 1916. A site was chosen just around 900 West and north of 600 North on “Watery Lane,” named for the Box Elder Creek running parallel to it. The area is in the vicinity of the Trestlewood Company currently. E.H. Dyer built the plant and it was stocked with used equipment from a discontinued sugar plant

An old building is somewhat hidden off of 100 N. It has stood since at least 1935 when it was captured in a photograph while the old high school gymnasium was being built. Do you know the history of this building? We'd love to know it! Photographs are used for educational, nonprofit, and noncommercial purposes only. 1935 during construction of the gymnasium A more recent photograph Circa 1936

Abraham Hunsaker was an influential figure in the histories of Brigham City, Mantua, and Honeyville. While in Brigham City, Abraham had at least two homes- one on Main Street and another on the corner of 100 E and Forest St. Here is the home that stood on Main Street at approximately 363 S. The home was razed in the 1980s after standing for over 100 years. Using ChatGPT, we took the following photos to create an image of the home of how it may have looked in earlier days. Ple

On Memorial Day, 1949, George Craghead opened the “Auto-Vu,” a state-of-the-art outdoor movie theater, in Brigham City. It stood on Highway 91 near the mouth of Box Elder Canyon with the screen near Cemetery Hill. The business reportedly did very well in its first year and also sponsored a benefit for victims of polio, giving all money from an appointed night to the Box Elder County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Ads for the theater ran in local n

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Taken from: https://brighamcityhistory.org/edu.../box-elder-high-school/ “In June of 1908, the Board of Education acquired the land which was to be the home of Box Elder High School. This site, commonly known as Academy Square, included major portions of two blocks located between 4th and 5th East Streets and between 1st North and 1st South. The school buildings were located on the block south of Forest and the athletic field and future gymnasium building on the block north o

Around 1941, the local Lions Club began pushing for a golf course in Brigham City. The area north of the junction of US30 and SR69 (900 North Main Street) was selected and, at the time, was a pasture, cattle shed, and feed yard. The Brigham City Diner and Gas Station stood at the junction (pictures included). The area was largely a bog due to the ground being filled with springs. In 1947, they started to work on managing the groundwater issue and had the area largely prepared

Pictures are for educational, nonprofit, and noncommercial purposes only 1897-98- Note that it is labeled "BCHS" (Brigham City High School) prior to "BEHS" (Box Elder High School) Circa 1910 Circa 1910 Circa 1928 Circa 1950s Circa 1950s 1100 South connection to Box Elder Canyon, passing the future site of Eagle Mountain Golf Course

After Brigham City was settled, pioneers continued to push north to create new settlements. Mantua was settled in 1863 and a steep, dangerous pioneer route connected Mantua with Cache Valley. For about 70 years, this route was used only during the summer. According to an article on https://mysteryofutahhistory.blogspot.com/2015/05/ “The first Mormon settlers on the way to Cache County in the fall of 1856 likely traveled about the same route to Sardine Summit and to about Dry

Through the Years: 200 North between 200 and 300 W The Third Ward built their school/chapel out of log and adobe in 1879 on the corner of 200 N and 300 W. It later burned down. In 1887, they built a new school, “Emerson”. On May 12, 1912, the Third Ward Chapel was dedicated by President Joseph F. Smith and has continued to stand on the corner of 200 North and 200 West. Emerson School was attended by the school children growing up north of Forest Street and west of Main Street

Homes of Brigham City Home of Oliver G. Snow on corner of 308 South Main Street Oliver G. Snow was born in Great Salt Lake City in 1849 and later came to Brigham City with his father, Lorenzo Snow, and his mother, Mary Adaline Goddard Snow. He grew up in Brigham City and was the owner of the Bank of Brigham City and also became the stake president, after his father, in 1877. He was often named in the Brigham Bugler as “Banker Snow.” He owned the home east of the tabernacle (c

After the division into the four wards in 1877, The Fourth Ward was the quadrant east of Main and north of Forest Street. The ward members set aside the property that is now 300 N and 100 E for their school/meeting house. The school was called “Columbia” and 300 North was named Columbia Street (not sure which was named first) as it was the first road north of the original plat that ended at “North Wall” street (changed to 200 N in 1900.) After building their church house, and

Green circle: Lorenzo Snow's "Big House" on Main- Chimneys and stone wall visible Blue circle: The "Armeda Block" that was split into two businesses for many years- From 1921 on, Idle Isle was on one side and other companies on the other until both sides were later brought together in one restaurant. Red circle: Bank of Brigham that continues to stand. Its stone facade was removed when it became the appliance store pictured in 1958 The 1958 photo also captures the brief time

After Brigham City was divided into 4 wards in 1877, each ward started to build a school that was also used as a chapel. This is the spot where the Second Ward built their initial school/chapel, the Whittier School, and then their chapel. The original school/chapel and Whittier school house are in the first photo, the second chapel and school in the second, the former chapel in 2013 after renovations through the years, and the site today. The Compton Photo is from the taberna

In early Brigham City, the pond on west Forest was on both sides of the street with a bridge going over (see 1875 Glover Map). The ponds were referred to as “north pond” and “south pond” and were drained into each other, when needed. Ice from the south pond was cut into blocks in the winter and put into ice houses in the area. The stored ice was used in the summer for making ice cream, among other uses. Members of the Watkins family purchased the area south of Forest and the

Red: Merrell Planing Mill Blue: Boot Shoe Harness and Hat building Yellow: Baron Woolen Mill Green: Home of John D. Rees, first home built outside of the fort, second mayor of Brigham City and the individual who donated the land for Rees-Pioneer Park Brown: "Prospect Square." Brigham City's original Plat had three squares in the middle of town, this one, the one where the courthouse is, and Brigham Young Park where the grassy area by the museum is. Violet: Christian Hansen ho

Facts: In 1942, Bushnell General Military Hospital was built in Brigham City and served in the treatment of WWII soldiers who had been injured and experienced other issues from their service. One of Bushnell’s specialties was amputation and drew some of the top surgeons to our little town. Bushnell was also one of the first hospitals to use penicillin and document its tremendous medical benefits. Bushnell treated up to 3800 soldiers at a time and was so large that it had more