Salt Lake City is the county seat for Salt Lake County
West Valley City is in Salt Lake County
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The settlement of the valley west of Salt Lake City was linked to the availability of water. The first settlers to the area came in the fall of 1848. Joseph Harker built a dugout in bluffs along the west bank of the Jordan River at about 3300 South. . . . — — Map (db m222707) HM
When Joseph Harker crossed Jordan River at 3300 South in 1848, he luckily found springs. By 1870 pioneers had sparsely settled the Granger area. School was held in homes until 1882 when the 16 x 24 foot West Granger was built at 3500 South and 4000 . . . — — Map (db m231232) HM
Homesteaders and settlers came in the 1870's to the area 4700 South to 7200 West, north to the Great Salt Lake, northeast along it's shore and the Davis County line to 4800 West and south to 4700 South. This area became Hunter Precinct in 1880 from . . . — — Map (db m35101) HM
There was a large bell in the belfry of the Old Monroe School. It rang out over the valley, and unified the entire Granger community. Children came from all directions to beat its last clang. Some walked, others came in white topped horse drawn . . . — — Map (db m231237) HM
