Friday, December 26, 2014

Utah’s worst ever train wreck happened New Year's Eve of 1944

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- From the book, "History of Ogden, Utah  in Old Postcards," by D. Boyd Crawford. By Lynn Arave SEVENTY years ago it was ...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Back when Cache Valley was isolated in winter

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          Highway 89 today goes down from Sardine Summit to Dry Lake. “The primary highway leading north through the Cache Valley t...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Weber’s mass student suspension of 1911 over a frolic

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                                     Weber State College in the early 1950s. ONE of the largest mass student suspensions in Utah too...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Oddities that never made the history books

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                                          Joseph F. Smith OLD newspaper archives are full of startling historic items that apparentl...
Friday, November 28, 2014

When a “big blow” struck Northern Utah

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                The mouth of Weber Canyon creates a funnel for high winds. STRONG canyon winds have plagued the Top of Utah nume...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Back when prep and collegiate players met on the gridiron

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EVER wonder how Utah’s best high school football team would fare against Utah’s college teams? Back in 1907, such games were a r...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

When 60 mph shattered the Ogden to Salt Lake speed record

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                                        I-15 in Layton today, with a 65 mph speed limit. ALMOST 90 years ago, the automobile had only...