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Hober C. Kimball home at Black Rock Beach. ca. 1880s. Photo courtesy the Utah State Historical Society
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Black Rock Beach, ca. 1940s
Photo courtesy of the Utah State Historical . . . — — Map (db m255382) HM
On 8400 West (Utah Route 111) at 4100 South, on the right when traveling north on 8400 West.
In Commemoration of the First Communities Established on the West Side of Salt Lake Valley and the First Major Industry of Utah.
In 1853 Abraham Coon, an early Mormon pioneer, explored a canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains on the west side of . . . — — Map (db m35077) HM
On West Magna Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Empress Theatre was built in 1917 by the Western Theatre Corporation. Originally a burlesque theater for the local miners, the theater soon began showing silent movies. The Empress is one of four theaters that were erected along Magna's Main . . . — — Map (db m301472) HM
Near Frontage Road (Interstate 80 at milepost 101), on the right when traveling west.
From 1881 to 1893 Garfield Beach was the most famous and finest recreation resort on the shores of Great Salt Lake, with its railroad station, lunch stand, restaurant, bath houses and pier leading to the dance pavilion, and with the pioneer . . . — — Map (db m254733) HM
Looking Back in Time
Look around. Visible fragments of bygone era wait for the eyes to discover. Pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle, these "scattered bits of time," give form to present visitas showing a path that flows forward from over a . . . — — Map (db m254640) HM
On South 8900 West at W 2900 South, on the right when traveling south on South 8900 West.
The Magna Community Baptist Church is the first and only Protestant
church building constructed in Magna, and for over 70 years it has served an important role in the religious affairs of the community. The original one-room section of this church . . . — — Map (db m301471) HM
On 2700 South at Titanium Drive (8650 W) when traveling east on 2700 South.
Settlers came to this part of the valley around 1850 to farm and stock range. It was known as Pleasant Green and was part of the Brighton Ward of the Salt Lake Stake.
Traveling so far to meetings presented a problem, so members met in private . . . — — Map (db m35086) HM
On 8400 West (State Highway 111) at 4100 South, on the left when traveling south on 8400 West.
In 1876 President Brigham Young called the women of the Relief Society to gather and store wheat to be used in times of need. Pleasant Green Relief Society was organized in 1879, Charlotte Hirst, President. June 24, 1885, a rock granary built on . . . — — Map (db m35076) HM
