National Popularity and Celebrities
With the success of "Milk White" eggs in large markets, celebrities endorsed the product in print, on the radio and at trade shows across the Nation.
Each year the current Miss America and other . . . — — Map (db m224557) HM
Eliza R. Snow
Leader of Pioneer Women
January 21, 1804 - December 5, 1887
O My Father
The immortal poem – hymn, “O My Father” was written by the inspired poetess, Eliza R. Snow, sometime in the Spring of 1845 in . . . — — Map (db m35237) HM
Old Folks Day was inaugurated in Salt Lake City in 1875, by Charles R. Savage, assisted by Edward Hunter, presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and George Goddard, since which time all persons seventy or more years of . . . — — Map (db m34998) HM
This ten-acre block served as camping grounds for immigrant trains.
The vanguard of the first band of pioneers pitched their tent here July 23,
1847, at which time their leader Orson Pratt dedicated the land. Later it became
the focal point for . . . — — Map (db m143213) HM
Constructed 1912-1913, the Capitol Theatre incorporated classical design and was stylistically advanced for its time. the theater's highly decorative Italian Renaissance style is significant as an innovation in the development of Utah architecture. . . . — — Map (db m35547) HM
This site originally housed two buildings used as brothels on Salt Lake City’s busy Commercial Street during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Commercial Street was created in 1871, one of the first streets to be cut through Salt Lake City’s large . . . — — Map (db m35306) HM
This monument marks the site of the Social Hall, the first recreation center in the intermountain west. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Brigham Young. Made of plastered adobe walls with native wood . . . — — Map (db m35756) HM
This glass enclosure marks the site of Social Hall, Utah’s first theater. Mormon
settlers built the Social Hall in 1852, just five years after their arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. The simple adobe building was evidence of the strong . . . — — Map (db m35753) HM
Long, long be my heart with such memories filled; like the vase in which roses have once been distilled.
You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will,
but the scent of the roses will hang ’round it still.Thomas Moore
. . . — — Map (db m35755) HM
In the early 1860's George and Mary B. Calder built one of the first amusement parks on this spot. They cleared the land with oxen, planted grass and trees and converted a natural spring of water into a lake for boating. It was spanned by a . . . — — Map (db m40229) HM
Restored through the generosity of Kay Winston and Allan M. Lipman Jr. and Nancy Lipman and Clark P. Giles
The Post Bandstand has stood as the centerpiece of Fort Douglas for over 125 years. Soldiers, families, and Salt Lake City's citizens met . . . — — Map (db m223090) HM
Restored and renovated through the generosity of the
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
With additional support from other donors
Since its construction in 1932, the Post Theater has drawn crowds for films as well as military . . . — — Map (db m225329) HM
A center for social and cultural events, the Social Hall was
built from local sandstone. The first floor included a dining
area with tables, benches, and a fully equipped kitchen.
The upper story had a 20 x 40 foot stage and a large dance
floor. . . . — — Map (db m173125) HM
Sketched by Remington Lange 1893 Bluff's log meetinghouse was the center of all public gatherings for the small community on the remote San Juan frontier. The meetinghouse, which was part of the north wall of the Bluff Fort, served as . . . — — Map (db m149540) HM
Harry and Leone (“Mike”) Goulding came to the valley in 1924, began building a home here and moved into this trading post in 1928. For more than 40 years they were traders and friends to the Navajos. In addition, they were hosts to . . . — — Map (db m149538) HM
The Casino Theatre, constructed in 1912, is historically significant as the best example of “high style” architecture in Gunnison and as the first and only theatre constructed in the town. A two-story rectangular building with its narrow . . . — — Map (db m74906) HM
The Lyceum Theater, later known as Victory Hall, was constructed in 1915 by John Baxter. The theater was used for school productions, plays, and convocations through the 1940s. Later the theater served as an LDS cultural and recreation center. — — Map (db m75053) HM
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 m67591) HM
On July 27, 1847, an exploring party of pioneers bathed near historic Black Rock. In 1851, the first recorded Fourth of July celebration was held here; 150 vehicles and 60 horsemen arrived from Salt Lake City. A huge, homemade flag was unfurled. . . . — — Map (db m136326) HM
Since the late 1850s, the communities of Utah County had held their own local fairs where local products and animals were displayed, but no joint county fair had ever been held.
That changed in 1897 when newspapers announced that Provo would . . . — — Map (db m223691) HM
At a time of colonization, colonizors of the Dixie Cotton Mission were struggling to survive, their leaders planned a higher priority on culture. The Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, taught that “man is that he might have joy.” His . . . — — Map (db m1393) HM
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