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Early Days and an “April Fool’s Day” in Smithfield
The Mormon settlement of Wellsville established in 1856, then known as Maugham’s Fort, was the first permanent white settlement in Cache Valley. On May 6, 1859 John P. Wright, led a group of approximately thirty families from Fort Maughan, looking… Read More >
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Smithfield Lions Club & Smithfield Blue Sox
Smithfield has fielded a baseball team, known as the Blue Sox, continuously since the 1890s. For most of that time, the Blue Sox played as a semi-professional and college summer league entity. But in 1921, when the Northern Utah League,… Read More >
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LD’s Café History
When Richmond was settled in the mid-1850s, a locally-owned landmark business was still over a hundred years from being established. L.D.’s Café makes fascinating history live once more.Remnants of local history adorn L.D.’s dining area walls, including framed newspaper clippings,… Read More >
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Our Town’s Story: Richmond, UT
According to reports, Agrippa Cooper was the first white settler in Richmond, arriving in the mid-1850s. In 1859, surveyors visiting the Richmond determined it to be a suitable area for habitation. Since the area is blessed with an abundant water… Read More >
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Smithfield Health Days- A Unique Tradition
Many small towns host annual celebrations to honor founders, historic events or even local products for which they are famous. But, the biggest event in Smithfield has nothing at all to do with any of these. The city-wide celebration honors… Read More >
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Egad! An Elephant Rampage in Downey- Really!
An elephant that escaped from a small traveling circus in Downey chased after and terrorized the A.H. Ensign family who were motorists passing through the town. Several intermountain newspapers reported the odd event. “Chased by an escaped and infuriated elephant… Read More >
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Frontier Justice- Cleaning Up the Town
The Reverend Arthur C. Saunders, of Pocatello, published a history of Bannock county in 1915. A Boise newspaper reported on Saunders’ efforts and recounted a colorful anecdote involving the theft of a small wester town’s only bathtub: “The book is… Read More >
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A Short History of Henry, Idaho
Henry, Idaho was founded around 1884 by Dutchman John Henry Schmidt, who constructed a three-room log cabin and a one-room store when he moved to the area. Wm H. Chester, his son, Will and Frank Merrill bought the building and… Read More >
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World’s Only Captive Geyser
One notable attempt to commercialize the mineral-laden springs in the area, came in 1937, resulting in the discovery and implementation of the “world’s only man-made, captive geyser.” Numerous geologists had noted remnants of volcanic activity in Soda Springs through the… Read More >
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Tosoiba- the Land of Sparkling Waters
Southeast Idaho boasts some of the most unique natural springs in the western United States. The Shoshoni Indians called what became known as the Soda Springs area “Tosoiba- the land of sparkling waters.” Before the land was encroached upon by… Read More >
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