Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
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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Social Media posts have been made about the decorations and construction that has been done for the new Cedar Valley High School. Courtney Johnson, the new principal for Cedar Valley High School, and team have been working hard to get the school ready for its opening. Courtney said, “We are trying to make this school…
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Most people don’t know that there was an active rail line in Cedar Valley. There were two lines, one that ran from Lehi through the Cedar Valley to Fairfield and then south to the ore mines by Eureka. Then there was also a line that ran from Fairfield to the mines around Mercur. The book…
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I have read the works of the Founding Fathers for years. I have also done a bunch of research on several topics related to the Founding Fathers and their writings. I am not an expert by any means, and as such I have a challenge for you, as the reader of this article. The challenge…
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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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On Thursday September 20th, the mascot and logo were unveiled for the Cedar Valley High School that is currently under construction along Pony Express in what is called the City Center section of Eagle Mountain. The mascot that was selected for the High School is an American Kestrel. The smallest, yet most tenacious member of…
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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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On 8/21/2018, during the Eagle Mountain City Council meeting, the City Council voted to change the cities regulations and codes for septic tanks throughout the city. The planning commission recommended to the City Council that they approve the changes. In previous City Council meetings, where septic tanks have been mentioned, there has usually been discussion…
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On July 13th, I did a Facebook poll on the Eagle Mountain Citizens FB page. The page has over 7,500 members that live in and around Eagle Mountain. The question I asked was, “Why do you live in Eagle Mountain?” I then added poll options as people requested them or suggested reasons in the comments…
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