Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Celebrate life in Cedar Valley through stories that highlight family life, recreation, social gatherings, and everyday living. From parks and playgrounds to local traditions, this section captures the essence of community.
Eagle Mountain has several boards, commissions and councils that it has formed to help City Government and its residents. One of those is the Senior Citizens Advisory Council (SCAC). The SCAC is currently the most active of the non elected councils in Eagle Mountain. The Eagle Mountain senior population may not be very big in…
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Eagle Mountain does not have haunted house tours, old cemeteries, or a thousand years of history, but Eagle Mountain does have its share of the macabre, tragic, and haunted. Relics from Eagle Mountain may not make their way to New York’s Obscura Antiques & Oddities, or make Edgar Oliver want to add them to his…
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Eagle Mountain has some residents that have interesting stories. Ed and Stacy Henry are Eagle Mountain residents that want to help out the community. They picked Eagle Mountain because, “We loved the peacefulness and openness in Eagle Mountain. ;-)”. One of the things they have done to help out is start the “First Responders Ministry”…
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“In October 1852 a young man by the name of Eli Bennett in search of his dream of finding pasture land for his cattle and a place for a ranch entered what is now called Cedar Valley.” Cedar Valley contains the west side of Eagle Mountain know as Eagle Mountain City Center, Cedar Fort and…
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Cedar Valley High School’s Aviators are not the first group of aviators in Eagle Mountain. Cedar Valley has been the home for Cedar Valley Airport, private runways and the Jake Garn Airport (now the location of the new Facebook Data Center). Cedar Valley is the valley located between the Oquirrh Mountain to the East, which…
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A large portion of Eagle Mountain is located in the Cedar Valley. On the West slopes of that valley is a canyon that is called pole canyon. It is located close to the city of Cedar Fort and the Eagle Mountain subdivision White Hills. The canyon was, as its name suggests, a place where the…
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Residents of Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield were not the first residents in the Cedar Valley. In the article “Cedar Fort is Link With Utah’s Pioneer Past” printed in the Daily Herald dated Feb 22, 1961, discusses the Indians in the valley. “It is believed that the Indians also had a village where the…
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Along the side of the road on Pony Express BLVD in Eagle Mountain, located North of Hidden Hollow Elementary School there is dry well that is now protected by a split rail fence and has a plaque describing what this location use to be. The plaque is divided into three sections: Joseph A. Dorton, The…
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Eagle Mountain has some residents that have interesting stories. For example, Sara Swearingen has probably helped you check out at Ridley’s, but you probably did not know her story. Krystal Williams, a friend of Sara’s, gives us a little insight. “Sara and I have been friends since Jr. High School. I introduced her to my…
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Jared Quan is also a person who has artistic ability that lives in Eagle Mountain. Jared enjoys spending hours helping others enjoy the arts in Eagle Mountain. Lisa, Jared’s wife who nominated him for this spotlight, has this to say about him, “Having been awarded x2 Presidential awards, a Utah Governor, and Lt Govenor award…
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