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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Bear River City, Utah, Bothwell, Utah, Brigham City, Utah, Collinston, Utah, Corinne, Utah, Deweyville, Utah, Elwood, Utah, Etna, Utah, Fielding, Utah, Garland, Utah, Grouse Creek, Utah, Honeyville, Utah, Howell, Utah, Mantua, Utah, Park Valley, Utah, Penrose, Utah, Perry, Utah, Plymouth, Utah, Portage, Utah, Promontory, Utah, Riverside, Utah, Rosette, Utah, Snowville, Utah, South Willard, Utah, Standrod, Utah, Thatcher, Utah, Tremonton, Utah, Yost, Utah. Excerpt: Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon. Brigham City saw most of its growth during the 1950s and 1960s, but has seen a struggling economy and stagnating growth since then. It is near the headquarters of ATK Thiokol, the company that created the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle. Brigham City is known for its peaches and holds an annual celebration called Peach Days on the weekend after Labor Day. Much of Main Street is closed off to cars and the festival is celebrated by a parade, a car show, a carnival, and other activities. The The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) recently completed building a temple in downtown, which is the 14th in Utah. Mormon pioneer William Davis first explored the Brigham City area in 1850. He returned with his family and others a year later to create permanent homes. Brigham Young directed Lorenzo Snow to create a self-sufficient city at the site in 1853. Snow directed both religious and political affairs in the settlement, eventually naming it Box Elder in 1855. Brigham Young gave his last public sermon there in 1877 shortly before his death and the...
