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Show SUNDAY HE3RALD iSundat. V jph 23. 1947 Provot Enters Utah Valley ' ' ' - , , - v J , i v' - ; - x : ' - ' - ' x; ' r. - - x, - - ? - ' ij oi"'i'Miniiniiiii iTT ' ' V4 . v - , 4 4 -J '- " .v4ir V f 4 :( S ff - JKtS --fV4 4fc'-c 1 t v 4 t ' 3 VJ - ? , . .i. tainting by PAUL SALISBURY Provo City derived its name from Etienne Provot, a French-Canadian trapper who visited Utah valley in the year 1825. While camped here, Provot's party was attacked by Indians who massacred most of his men. Provot escaped the attack and lived to return east, where he died some years later in St. Louis, Missouri. 1776-1947 Significant Dates In Provo's History September, 1776 Father Escalante and party arrived at the shores of Utah lake, believed to be-the first white men ever to see this region. Of the valley, the party's historian wrote in his diary: "The base where the principal objectives of the enterprise enter-prise (the establishment of a new empire by the Spaniards in western America) should be established is the, valley and the borders of the Lake of the Timpanogos near one of the rivers (the Provo) which water the valley, because this place is the most pleasctmXbeautiful and fertile in all of New Spain. It is large enough intself to support d city with as large a population as that of Mexico City, and its inhabitants can enjoy many conveniences con-veniences because it contains every necessary thing for the sustenance of human life." 1825 Etienne Provot, young French-Canadian trapper from whom Provo got its name, visited the valley with a party of fellow trappers. July 27, 1847 Orson Pratt led a small exploring party of Mormon pioneers from Salt Lake7 valley to the Oquirrh mountains, moun-tains, only three days after the first Mormon party entered! Salt Lake valley. March, 1849 Date of Provo's first settlement. John S. Higbee at the head of 30 families was sent from Salt Lake City by Brigham Young to settle Utah valley. Feb. 6, 1851 Provo was granted a charter as an incorporated incorpor-ated city by the General Assembly of the State of Deseret. May 28, 1870 Cornerstone laid for the Timpanogos Manufacturing Manu-facturing company, later to become the Knight Woolen Mills. The company was first organized with Brigham Young as president presi-dent and A. O. Smoot, vice president. Cloth was first made in June, 1873. Nov. 25, 1873 First railroad train reached Provo on the Southern Utah Extension railroad. This road was later incorporated incor-porated into the Los Angeles and Salt Lake road and still later became the. Union Pacific. i 1876 Brigham Young academy opened with 97 students. Today, as Brigham Young university, it has a cumulative enrollment en-rollment for this year of 4833. 1877 The old "Calico" narrow gauge railroad, built by Milan Packard from Springville to the Carbon coal fields, was extended to Provo. In 1881 this road was taken over by the Denver and Rio Grande Western, and in 1890 was changed to standard gauge. . . 1885 Provo Foundry .and Machine company established September, 1887 Provo chamber of commerce organized, to work for the general civic betterment and development- of the city. March, 1890 First bond issue floated for a modern water system, marking a significant step in Provo's growth toward the status of a modern city. 1890 Provo's first street car line, established along Center street and University avenue, and to the lake resort. 1914 Start of Salt Lake and Utah railroad. 1924 Columbia Steel company established Utah's first permanent iron and steel industry with its blast furnace, coke and by-products plant at Ironton. - 1926 Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe plant became Provo's second big industrial establishment - September, 1939 Modern Utah Valley hospital opened. j March 1942 Construction begun on great Geneva Steel plant. June, 1946 U. S. Steel corporation purchased Geneva and assured it of a healthy peacetime operation. 1947 Provo looks ahead to a second century of growth and progress. ITY |
