Brigham City, UT

    Brigham City, UT

    • Settled: Jesse C. Little scouted the area, shortly after the Saints came to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. In the fall of 1850 the first permanent settlers, William Davis, James Brooks, and Thomas Pierce, came to reconnoiter, returning with their families in 1851. Lorenzo Snow, an LDS apostle, was called at the October 1854 LDS general conference, to take fifty families to Box Elder. Most of them came in the spring of 1855.
    • Origin of Name: Named on Jan. 12, 1867 after Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lorenzo Snow
    • Original Name: Davis Fort and Box Elder Fort or the Old Fort, Box Elder Creek; later known as Youngsville
    • Famous for: Once known as a showplace of the Utah Zion, and the cradle of the cooperative United Order movement, started by Lorenzo Snow. During World War II it was the site of the Bushnell Army hospital, which closed immediately after the war ended. Its buildings later became a boarding school for Native American children. It is also headquarters of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
    • Notable Features: Post Office, Cemetery, City Offices, Fire Department; LDS and many other Churches, Public Schools K-12; Convenience Stores, Professional & Medical Services, Hospital; Motel, Eating Places
    • Local Celebrations: Peach Days, 24th of July
    • Famous Citizens: The Arts: Lew Christensen, ballet dancer and choreographer of San Francisco Ballet during 1950s, Willam Christensen, founder of Ballet West and San Francisco Ballet, Portia Nelson, Broadway singer, Garth Smith, pianists/composer/musician; Religious Leaders: Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Charles W. Nibley, presiding bishop of LDS Church, Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles: Larry L. Richman, directs publishing, websites & social media for the church; Government: Steve Christiansen, member of the Utah House of Representatives, Rob Bishop, former member of United States House of Representatives, Joseph Howell, former U.S. Representative
    • Businesses Started in Brigham City: Smith’s Food and Drug and Flying J were established in Brigham City
    • Location: 18.7 miles (21 minutes) southeast of Tremonton on I-15/I-84
    • Population: 2023 Census: 19,963 up from 19,650 in 2020

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