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Arthur D Cooley was born in 1885 in Brighton, Utah. He lived part of his early life on a farm in Cache Valley and eventually attended Brigham Young College in Logan. Afterwards, he attended and graduated in pre-med from the University of Utah and went on to graduate from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1911. After becoming a doctor, he relocated to Paris, ID to begin his practice. Within a few years, he and a colleague built a hospital in Montpelier, ID.

John Adams was born in Fairview, Franklin County, ID in 1878. He married Leuvenia Bishop in 1907 and they lived in Riverdale, ID until moving to Blue Creek in 1911. John was a rancher, livestock raiser, and wheat grower and maintained ranches in the Promontory and Blue Creek areas. The couple moved to Brigham City in 1919 and built a beautiful home at 176 North Main Street. John had a big, red barn that he kept on some property in Brigham City and raised and trained Palamino

History of "Peach Day" From "History of Box Elder County 1851-1937" it says, "...the idea of a Peach Day celebration occurred to these three gentlemen (S. Norman Lee, Victor E. Madsen, and J. Frank Bowring.). However, the time for harvesting the peach crop was three months distant so they decided to hold a strawberry festival. The success of this venture gave fresh impetus in planning the first Peach Day celebration which was held in the late summer of 1904." pg. 68. These th

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...