Bold and respectful, David worked tirelessly to succeed in the face of great
adversity. The elements within this hand sculpted base illustrate some
touchstone successes in his rags to riches story.
The relief panels outline his beginnings. . . . — — Map (db m279130) HM
David Eccles
(1849-1912)
Western Industrialist and Utah's First Multimillionaire
A Remarkable "Rags to Riches" Journey
This statue of David Eccles bringing him to life as a hardworking boy of 14 - embodies the great hope in the . . . — — Map (db m279132) HM
Home Life
The early settlers of Eden faced many hardships. John Fuller, son of founder Edmund Burke Fuller, wrote, "Clothes were made from the wool sheared from the sheep here in the valley. Housewives corded and spun the wool. Cloth was woven . . . — — Map (db m279148) HM
Jay Bachman
Lee C. Chambers
Myron Chambers
William Chambers
Bill Clarke
Dale Eggleston
DeLoss Eggleston
Melvin Eggleston
Donald Pertin
John Ferin
Jack Fuller (KIA)
EMack Fuller
Marvin Fuller
Norman Fuller
DeWayne Guthrie . . . — — Map (db m277881) WM
The first Anglo-european men to arrive in Ogden Valley were trappers led by Peter Skene Ogden of the Hudson's Bay Company. Most of Peter Skene Ogden's trappers were Iroquois, known as 'Freemen, an ironic misnomer since indebtedness to the Hudson's . . . — — Map (db m279143) HM
Five Indian Lodge Trails radiated from Ogden Valley long before the arrival of
White men. Trail #1 ascended North Ogden Creek to North Ogden Pass where we are, veered to the north as it descended to the valley. Trail #2 crossed the divide north of . . . — — Map (db m277883) HM
The J.M. Wilbur Company Blacksmith Shop, built in 1895 by Jesse Wilbur and restored 2011-2014, is a brick, one-part block commercial building with a stepped gable parapet and Late Victorian Commercial details. The building is historically . . . — — Map (db m277876) HM
The town of Eden was named after the biblical Garden of Eden. Before Eden was surveyed and laid out in 1865, the valley was the summer hunting grounds for
Shoshone Indians. As early as 1825, trappers of the Hudson Bay Fur Company, led by Peter . . . — — Map (db m277879) HM
