Agricultural Economy Agriculture, including raising livestock, was the major force in the local economy, with Box Elder residents branching out into the nearby countryside. In the 1850s most planting and harvesting was...
Brigham City Platted Families were eager to move from the crowded fort onto their own land, but again a survey was necessary. Jesse W. Fox, Utah surveyor general from 1852-84, surveyed and platted the townsite of...
