by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Pioneer Logging Operation 1976 Exhibit BrochureBy 1975 David Eccles, an Ogden industrialist, had begun extensive logging operations near Monte Cristo. 2023 Exhibit GuideIn 1872, David Eccles started a logging operation east of Ogden, near Monte Cristo, where he felled...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Prisoners of War 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1944 the captured Italian Prisoners of War were incarcerated at the Defense Depot Ogden. They formed work details in crop harvesting and other like industry in Weber County. 2023 Exhibit GuideThousands of World War II prisoners...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Trappers Winter Camp 1976 Exhibit BrochureFrom the 1820s until Mormon settlement the Weber River provided favorite winter campsites for the Indians and Mountain Men. This campsite is depicted on the Weber River near the original Goodyear fort site. 2023 Exhibit...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Utah International at Its Beginning 1976 Exhibit BrochureIncorporated in 1900 by William H. Wattis, and other Ogden industrialists, Utah Construction Company, now Utah International, built the Western Pacific Railroad, the Hoover Dam, the Grand Coulee Dam and the San...
