Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Dive into the rich history of Cedar Valley, from early pioneer settlements to forgotten counties and historic landmarks like Camp Floyd. This section explores the stories, people, and places that shaped Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, Fairfield, and beyond.
Former US presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, serving a 10-year sentence for sedition, when he polled nearly a million votes as the Socialist Party presidential candidate in the election of 1920. Debs was the face of socialism in America for the next 30 years, running for…
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I got to do something that I have not done before. I was asked to be a guest on a podcast. The podcast is called Left of the Lake. The podcast is done by three friends that want to inform people about the history, businesses, and current happenings of the residents that live Left of…
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Christmas songs have been around for centuries, dating back to the medieval period, when religious hymns were sung in churches around the world. The first Christmas carol was written by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223 and was titled “Adeste Fideles” (“O Come All Ye Faithful”). This song is still sung today and is one…
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I come from miners’ stock. My grandfather and great-grandfather on my mother’s side were hard rock miners. And when they were not working in the mine, they were driving a team of horses. They both worked at a mine that supported a town that is now dead. The town no longer exists. The land was…
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On Thursday, July 21st the Eagle Mountain City Roads department spent the day putting down a layer of Magnesium Chloride on the dirt portion of Lake Mountian Road. Magnesium Chloride has been used for years around the country to help mitigate dust. Pacific Dust Control in Washington on their website takes about the use of…
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100 years ago the internet was a thing of Science Fiction, but social media existed. Most newspapers in the day would have a Society section. This section was the social media area before information traveled at the speed of light over the internet and other electronic devices I recently received an email from Newpapers.com, an…
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At one point The Cedar Valley, which currently is home to Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield was a county by itself. “In one of several efforts to reduce the size of Utah county, Cedar Fort was designated as the county seat of Cedar County, which existed between 1856 and 1861, at which point it…
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The Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter recently posted on their Facebook page that if you fly an American flag you are an idiot, racist and can’t be trusted. Here is the text from the post. When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around….
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Lightning has always been a cause of fires in Utah and the Cedar Valley. Each year lightning starts fires around Eagle Mountain and the Cedar Valley. But fires are not the only problem or issue that lighting in the valley can cause. Earth Networks, a company that provides environmental intelligence from the world’s largest hyperlocal…
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Cedar Fort is a small town that shares the Cedar Valley with Eagle Mountain Utah. Eagle Mountain is a fairly new city. Cedar Fort has been in the Cedar Valley since 1870 when it was originally founded. The people of Cedar Fort have seen the valley grow and change. Back in 1920 (estimate) a Cedar…
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