Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

A Brief History of the Freeport Center, originally The U.S. Naval Supply Depot

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           A morning train coming off the Union Pacific mainline heads west into the Freeport Center. THE Freeport Center was originally a ...
Monday, April 13, 2026

The "Ogden" Hot Springs that were actually in Pleasant View

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THE Utah Hot Springs (also originally called Ogden Hot Springs) was actually in Pleasant View and closed in about 1970, after more than 8...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Layton's Gentile Street is not Unique -- There's a Gentile Valley Road in Southeast Idaho

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                                                       Gentile Street sign in Layton, Utah. For those familiar with Layton, Utah, the City’s...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1898: When 75 percent of Park City was destroyed by a 'Fiery furnace'

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                                 Park City's Main Street. IT was likely the largest city fire ever in Utah. "Destroyed!; ...

Historical facts and trivia for Lagoon Amusement Park

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LAGOON is one of Utah’s most popular seasonal attractions. Here is some historical trivia and facts about the Amusement Park: -...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Ideal Beach at Bear Lake - 110 years of "Rich" (County) History

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                                         Looking west along the Ideal Beach shoreline. ALMOST 57 years before Sweetwater development compan...
Monday, February 18, 2019

Alta was a synonym for avalanche in late 19th Century Utah; Plus, humor from many decades ago

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                    The lower end of Little Cottonwood Canyon.   THE most dangerous place to live in Utah during the late 19...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

The first automobile ever spotted in Salt Lake City: 1899

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                    Illustration from the Salt Lake Herald newspaper of April 13, 1899. THE very first automobile was spotted in Salt ...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

Lagoon's wooden roller coaster was the largest in the U.S. when it opened in 1921

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LAGOON'S wooden roller coaster is its second-oldest ride, behind the Carousel. The coaster, originally known as the "Dipper,...
Thursday, June 21, 2018

1886: The first-ever reference to a community called 'Layton'?

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LAYTON , Utah is Davis County’s premier city. It is common history that Layton is an outgrowth of Kaysville City. Layton separated f...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Beehive Peak: Utah's 'Red Pyramid'

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                     Beehive Peak from the valley below.                                              All photographs by Ravell C...