Logan in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Logan's Hydro-Electric Plant

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. Logan's Hydro-Electric Plant Marker

Inscription. In 1880, Gustave Lundberg and Christian Garff planing mill operators, set up a direct current electric light plant, probably the first in Utah. It was a small Thompson Houston machine with a capacity of fifty arcs providing five lights for Logan City at $15.00 per month per light. January, 1886 the Logan Electric Light and Power Company was organized. Capital stock $5000, one-half subscribed by Lundberg and Garff and the balance by Logan City commissioners. In 1888, the city acquired complete ownership and it became Utah's first municipal electric light plant.

Erected 1966 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 322.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 41° 43.525′ N, 111° 50.639′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. It is on South 300 West, on the right when traveling east. Marker located on the south end of Kilowatt Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 S 300 W, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peter N. Peterson House - 1879 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cache County Relic Hall

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Julia Budge Nibley House (approx. 0.4 miles away); David Eccles Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moses Thatcher Jr. Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); 220 West Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); William & Martha Arbon Toombs House (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. Logan's Hydro-Electric Plant Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.