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Show t V-- WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- IS V v NEWS JOURNAL. AUGUST 19. 1976 Davis Bicentennial Parade Next Week By KATHRYN JENNINGS to join in the bicentennial activites and parade which will be a invited All Davis County residents are county-wid- e event on Saturday, Aug. 21. wrill start. This is fitting since Farmington is Everyone is welcomed to Farmington where the parade the historical center of the county. Here the pioneers built the first courthouse, which has been rebuilt several times during the years to accomodate the growing population. There are many pioneer buildings and relics to be seen in Farmington. The courthouse has been The first hotel modernized, but is on the same location as the first one, built in 1854 at a cost of $6000. in the area was called union Hotel, located at 208 North Main. The Charles Penrose log cabin is now relocated east of the Rock Chapel at 272 North Main. is the old Academy Bell and the "Old here Sow cannon, owned by the Nauvoo Legion and brought by pioneers in 1847. The city hall was the first stake house in the area. On the old city hall grounds at First North and Main there To begin this historic Davis County day, there will be a prayer breakfast served at the Pioneer 7 should be purchased Village pavilion at Lagoon. Everyone is invited, beginning at a.m. Tickets announced. be other to at or places day before at Fair headquarters at Lagoon the Theme of the parade, which will begin at 10 a.m., is "Our Heritage: Times and Places, Our Freedom as a Nation; as a Community and as a Person. Children in the parade will form on 200 East near the Monte Vista School, joining other floats and parade entries which will form near the Farmington Elementary School, 50 East 200 South. There will be special seats available in the grandstand at Lagoon for all senior citizens. From there they will be driven to the pavilion for their lunch. Dean Swaner of Farmington is coordinator of the Davis Conty Fair Bicentennial parade. Cochairmen are Steven Hoth, Centerville; Grant J. Cullimore, Kaysville, and Ed Rogers, Davis County Fair manager. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION This page, left, arriving at Lagoon in days past. Right, an early Farmington home. Other page.!) Upper left, The second Davis County courthouse, built in 1890. Center, First courthouse built in Utah. Served as Davis County courthouse from 1854 to 1890. In 1 picture are, to r, first two unidentified, Joseph Smith, Thomas F. Roueche, Bp. John Stoker, Joseph Barton, Aaron Porter and Ezra T. Clark, on horse. The building was two story adobe measuring 35x45 feet. Bottom left, present courthouse. Upper right, old city hall in Farmington, with cannon. Second right, old rock church. Third right. Brother Goddard and wife in the cake walk. Lagoon, July 6, 1898. Fourth right, Farmington city council in pioneer parade, July 24, 1914. Fifth right, Charles Penrose log cabin. Sixth right, a day at the races at Lagoon. ! i Layton Play Layton High School Little Theatre will be the spot for the opening of "Stranger" on Friday, August 20 at 8 P.M. An original play written and directed by Larry Oliverson, the "Stranger will be presented by the Layton Community Theatre group which is in its first year. Tickets for the production, which will run through 4 Saturday. August 28. are available for $2 by calling or They will be sold at the door for $2.25. 376-386- 766-154- i XT r |