Category - 1900-1950

Old City Hall and Firestation
1900-1950Places

Brigham City Hall and Fire Station

As the twentieth century came into its own, Brigham City officials saw the need to have their own office and council space, improved quarters for the fire department, and their own jail. Although the idea of a city hall...

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1900-1950BusinessPlaces

Brigham City Sugar Factory

Utah-Idaho Sugar Factory Brigham City’s second major industrial development came with the success of the sugar beet industry in Box Elder County, which took root in 1901 with the planting of beet seed in Fielding for...

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Picture of the MIA Library
1850-19001900-1950Places

MIA Library

Home reading had been promoted in the community since the Sunday School presidency’s 1870 creation of a library of books for children. That practice continued within the four LDS ward schools, which each had a small...

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Photo of Brigham City Cement Plant
1900-1950Places

Ogden Portland Cement Plant

The city’s first major industrial project was not based on agriculture, but on the mineral properties of the “barrens” located five miles north and west of Brigham City. As early as 1893, H. C. Baker purchased large...

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1900-1950Transportation

Interurban

Electric streetcars began running in Brigham City on Monday, ::October 15, 1910. But only after having jumped the track on a curve before leaving Weber County. Notes Search Brigham City Museum Collections : 1900-1950 :...

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1900-1950Business

Industry 1900-1950

In 1900, Brigham City’s economy was based on agriculture and commerce, with many of its businesses dependent upon production and shipping of produce and livestock and supplying the needs of a community with agricultural...

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1900-1950Places

Jails

In 1900, Brigham City was still renting rooms in the old Box Elder County Jail, but the quarters were inadequate, both in size and condition. In 1904, for example, Marshal Carter reported to City Council that “the stove...

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1900-1950Health

Arthur D. Cooley

Dr. Arthur D. Cooley came to Brigham City from Montpelier, Idaho, where he had established a community hospital and served the Bear Lake area for four years. Arriving in 1916, he worked with Dr. Pearse for a few years...

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1900-1950

Community Health 1900 – 1950

As the Twentieth Century dawned, medical doctors were required to hold M.D. degrees and pass state board exams in order to open a practice. Training was made easier for Utah residents with establishment of the...

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