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Historic Business: Packer Motors Ira Packer’s father apprenticed as a blacksmith under John D. Rees in Brigham City. Ira learned blacksmithing skills from his father and was very mechanically-minded and able to understand how things worked and fix them when they didn't. Ira and his wife lived in Corinne and Ira eventually took a job at the J.A. Stewart Motor Company as a shop foreman. Eventually, the family moved to Brigham City and, after a couple of moves, bought a large, r

Historic Business: Ford in Brigham City With the changes in locations of some of our car dealerships, we thought it may be fun to look back at some of the dealerships of the past. We would love to hear the stories or any information that you may have about these pictures and places. This article will focus on Ford in Brigham City. One major contributor was Glenn Andersen. Glenn started working for Peach Motors as a young man and took over the agency in 1943, naming it Anderse

Historic businesses: Smith's Key Dates: 1911: Lorenzo Smith opens a small dry goods grocery store in Brigham City, Utah. 1932: The family business is named Smith and Son's Market. 1952: After refurbishing and expansion, the original store is reopened as Smith's Super Market. 1969: Smith's acquires its first nonfood business, the Utah-based Souvall Brothers. 1980: Having diversified its range of products and services, the company begins using the slogan, "We're not just a food

Photos that show the demolition of the block between 100 S and 200 S on Main Street in preparation for Smith's in 1981. I believe the photographer was Bruce Keyes.

This photo captures the 1934 razing of one of the early adobe buildings in Brigham City. It was the Cotton Thomas Hotel/first building...

"Mansard Roof" Many residents in Brigham City have noticed the affinity that some early residents had for Mansard roof homes. On January 14, 1981, an article appeared in the Box Elder Journal that was written by Cindy Yurth to answer this question. The article was entitled, “Mansard roofs posed mystery: why were there so many here?” Quoting a Brigham City history website: “Builders often traded their services, especially relatives, and almost all of these homes were built for

Northeast corner of 100 East and Forest A home was built on this corner by Abraham Hunsaker. It later was purchased by C.H. Davis...

Occupancy History of Eddy Drug store 14 S Main Street Brigham City's Eddy Drug business was established July 24, 1894 when D.L. Eddy...

“According to records in the Brigham City Cemetery Department, the first burial was made on October 12, 1853, for the remains of Mary...

A fascinating event in Brigham City history occurred in March, 1891. Mary Ellen Jensen “Ella,” as she was called, was called back to life...

Brigham Apparel Inside Brigham Apparel Thiokol A more recent photo Golf Course

The Relief Society Granary sits at approximately 408 East 100 North. This area was originally called “Co-op Square” because of the...

This map was taken from the Brigham City Master Plan 2000 that was adopted by the Brigham City Planning Commission in 1989. It shows many...

“Reservoir Hill” or “Cemetery Hill” was the name given the hill that stands just east of the cemetery. Hazel Bott (who passed away in...

Brigham City Historic Citizens Alvin Nichols was born in 1819 in Leeds, Ontario Canada. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of...

"Box Elder High School Alumni" Elmer, a native of Willard, Utah, was known as “Bear” from the time he competed for Box Elder High School...

Brigham City, “Birthplace of Modern American Ballet” The Box Elder Academy of Music and Dancing was built at 60 North Main Street in 1903...

In 1902, Joseph F. Smith directed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to address the importance of baptizing...

Earl “Ferg” Ferguson coached Box Elder football, track, and basketball from 1921-1960. He was known as the “Dean of High School Coaches”...

This was done by Scott Jensen as part of Historic Brigham City Association's effort to merge Compton photos with more current photos to...