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The home of Sven (Swen) Nilsson Lindahl and his wife Christian Amalia (Amelia) Lindahl was an unusual home in Brigham City as it was made...

The tithing yard in Brigham City was a one-acre parcel of ground at 66 S and 100 W. The site was used to gather tithing from locals who...

The southeast corner of the intersection of 100 South and Main Street. It was the home of Abraham Hillam (photo circa 1907), the Federal...

Hervin Bunderson Elementary was named in honor of Hervin Bunderson, as mentioned in a previous post. The school was built in 1956 to help...

Hervin Bunderson played a large role in Brigham City, though he was born in St. Charles, ID. He graduated from the UAC (Utah Agricultural...

Peach City Ice Cream, or "Peach City," was established by J.W. “Bill” Harris in 1937. The original location was noted as 151 South Main...

The “B” on the mountain east of Brigham City was placed in its current spot by the Box Elder Class of 1951-1952, according to Denton...

As noted in a previous post, the Knudson brothers eventually moved their wholesale fruit and vegetable trade to a building on Forest near...

Charles William Knudson, the oldest son of Wilhelm and Laura Amalie Knudsen, was born in 1855 in the Old Fort and then lived for 9 years...

Wilhelm and Laura Amalie Knudsen came to Brigham City from Denmark in 1854 and initially lived in the Old Fort. The couple had a log...

Lorenzo Snow's last wife, Sarah Ephramina Jensen "Minnie," is my great-great grandaunt. She was born in Brigham City in 1855 and lived...

Lorenzo Snow's wife Mary Elizabeth Houtz lived in her own home directly west from where the LDS Temple currently stands. Lorenzo and...

A home/store/hotel/stage line stop was built in Brigham City by William P. "Cotton" Thomas in 1858. This location eventually became the...

Lorenzo Snow was called by Brigham Young in the October conference of 1853 to establish the area that later became known as Brigham City....

Samuel Smith (1818-1895) was the third mayor of Brigham City and served from 1879-1883. Samuel was baptized by Lorenzo Snow and invited...

According to the Brigham City Master Plan 2000, "Brigham City's first library, constructed and supported by the local Young Men's Mutual...

On August 19, 1877, Brigham Young gave his final public address while forming the Box Elder Stake In Brigham City. He divided the city...

Two multigenerational family businesses began at this building. The flouring mill, designed by Frederick Kesler, was the first industrial...

The link gives the history of the home of Henry L. Steed that eventually became the VFW building at 126 E Forest St....

John H. Bott came to Brigham City from England via New York. Family history notes that he lived with Alvin Nichols (in the area of the...