Category: Cache County, UT
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Early History of the Settlement of Lewiston
After Richmond was settled in 1859, Franklin in 1860, and Clarkston in 1864, “All the most desirable locations on the streams in Richmond and in… Read More
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Smithfield Implement- A Legendary Smithfield Icon
We’ve all gone through the routine: You need an item, so you scurry all over town from one mass box store retailer to another, looking… Read More
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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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More