“Reservoir Hill” or “Cemetery Hill”

 “Reservoir Hill” or “Cemetery Hill” was the name given the hill that stands just east of the cemetery. Hazel Bott (who passed away in 1984 at the age of 91) noted that she had been “told” by early residents of Brigham City that a temple would be erected on the hills east of the city and some felt that this was the predicted hill.

 Early Brigham City had canals running down the sides of the streets to provide water to the residents. Because of Brigham City’s geography, wells were only available in limited areas in the city. The water in the canals was used for many purposes and the lack of sanitation became an issue for some people. In 1892, a 160,000 gallon reservoir was built in Reservoir Hill to store the water from Halling Springs (that originates in the northwest corner of Mantua). Lars Hansen was the contractor. This water was piped into the city and, while many residents were initially hesitant, it quickly became a wanted amenity. Other storage capacity was added later and this area has been referred to as the old culinary water storage complex. It was later used to provide irrigation for the cemetery.

All photos are used for nonprofit educational and noncommercial use only. Two photos are from the Compton Collection at the Merrill-Cazier Library at USU.

A 1928 photo of Reservoir Hill from the cemetery.

A 1932 photo of Reservoir Hill

1892 Compton photo of crews working on the reservoir

1896 Compton photo taken from Reservoir Hill looking west over the cemetery and the city.

A more recent photo of Reservoir Hill