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Show Old railroad station ... Holy Cross builds on Aftwooci farm ton onto the land directly Crew Hospital acquired southeast of the hospital's the land for Sovthwest property. In IMS, the station became home for Valley Hospital from Health Care the Atwoods and their Corporation who had nine children. The high children purchased the property school-age- d from James Maurice and were unhappy about Naacy May Damayae moving from the social Atwood. The Atwoods life and the modern conwere extremely pleased veniences they enjoyed in the new house that their land was to be town no rather for had a hospital wed running water, thai a bowing or com- beat, phone or electricity mercial development. until 1951. Atwood and his Last week, hospital of- sons hauled in the needed ficials visited wtth Mrs water including enough Atwood to discuss the for the gardens and trees history of the property. Mrs Atwood cherished. The following was com- The dairy was also piled by Virginia Wright, moved onto the farm and Cross public continued in operation Holy until 1968. relations.) The Atwoods James Atwood began The hospital property irrigating crops in 1948. was part of the 240 acres Prior to that time, the that Atwood farmed. property was dry farmed When he acquired the in wheat. Once irrigation property, only sandy water was available, knolls with no trees or wheat and alfalfa were bushes existed. So that rotated on the land. High crops could grow, one of winds continued to be a his first tasks was to problem through the plant trees to keep the years. If the snow fences wind from blowing and placed along the road now known as 9000 South whipping up the sand. While breaking up the were not removed, high ground for crops, Atwood sand dunes would form found many Indian and totally cover the arrowheads which form a road. The children would major portion of his fine often beg to go to arrowhead collection. Bingham Canyon for a The heavy clay soil used picnic in order to avoid in building Wight's Fort the blowing sand. A well was sunk ISO feet was difficult to prepare and use for crops. Dining into the ground. When this time, the family also water was finally pumoperated a dairy in West ped from it, Mrs Atwood Jordan City. yelled, "Gold, gold!" In The Riverton-Bam-berg1977, a windmill was built Railroad Station over the well. A torque was moved from River-- wind destroyed the wind (Editor'! Note: Holy . er mill before it could be successfully operated. Atwood built a pond southwest of the house. Slowly the pond was filled with canal water. At various levels, the water was allowed to settle before adding more water. Shortly after being completely filled, the pond's sides caved in causing all of the water to escape. The pond was rebuilt using the clay soil found near the old fort. The pond was later relocated north of its original site and west of the house so that the road (9000 South) could be extended. Family members and friends swam in the pond until health authorities outlawed its use for swimming. Frequently, the children would fish for trout in the pond. Holes would be cut in the ice during the winter for fishing. When it snowed, the children would ride their sleds down the sides and across the frozen pond. Just as the hospital developed plans, so did the Atwood family. Shortly after moving into their bome, a five year plan was developed to make a "mountain retreat" of the yard. Trees were purchased from the Utah State Agricultural Extension Service and Russian olive trees, ponderosa pine, Utah juniper and spruce trees were planted. Chinese elm trees were planted around the house to provide shade. THE SENTINEL Thursday, Junt 11, 1911 Poflw 5 mi to leave. of to build the outside four family a railroad ureman, Later, stately walnut Atwood is especially vice counted 21 species On a knoll south of trees replaced the elms. proud of her California birds on the Atwood engineer and foreman for walls. Seven log houses, of the the and stream Fort, the Bingham Copper part Wight's When traveling, family Sequoia tree. Many property. the a on discovered worked several He other and dairying Mines. buildings pioneers members frequently varieties of flowers were Farming returned home with also planted. At one time, were not Atwood's only trains which hauled the were inside the fort's small grave marked as another tree to plant. Mrs the Utah Extension Ser occupations. He was also ore from the mines. The walls. The fort had two that of an Indian baby. railroad north of the large gates one gate in When a settler's newborn hospital's property the east wall and one gate child died, it was buried on carried supplies and tin in the west wall. After the the small knoll next to the fort was abandoned, the Indian baby. Eventually, to the Copper Mine. The Atwood farm was only road to Bingham other early settlers were the setting for many boy went through the fort by buried in the same area which became known as scout, church, com- these gates. of the 1855 Wight's Fort Cemetery. acBy and spring family munity the Also wives and children of buried in the Two tivities. youth the all the are fort were builders short filmed have cemetery groups movies on the property. settled in their homes. remains of an Indian As of 1981, Mrs Atwood Several children were which James Atwood was still living in the born in the fort. The found buried next to the house (Bamberger-Riverto- n families lived and fort's foundation. An legend states Railroad prospered in the fort until 1859 when it was abanthat the large tree located Station). doned. In 1860, a man by on the cemetery's northWight's Fort In the fall of 1854, a the name of Vanetten west corner was planted , small group of people took possession of the by white men. The tree were looking for farm stream's water thereby was to be the headstone land no more than a day's leaving the fort without for a friendly Indian chief water and forcing the last who was buried there. Journey from Salt Lake The settlers City. discovered a fine stream of clear water. The stream (later known as Bingham Creek and now usually dry) came from the Oquirrh Mountains on 4 JfmJi SMaa ,,,,, , yJ the west and wended its way east to the Jordan v -- .Vv," V. v.V-4. v.. River. Not Private Open To Tha Pubic their exDuring Onm rM 3 It CkjUBpiwship Cmum plorations, the settlers saw many signs of Indians and decided to build t OiMMOOA a fort for protection. Wight's Fort was started r Mrs Atwood shows off her giant California Sequoia to Sister in the fall of 1854 on part 40m UK ST Joanne Upjohn, Paul Hinchey and Virginia Wright. The Atwoods of the land now owned by Cross Southwest 255-174- 2 mmw an planted a number of trees in an attempt to turn their property into Holy Valley Hospital. Stones, a mountain retreat. earth and logs were used ,t Glenmoor Golf Course .i -- i'V t 9790 South 4C0O West i IITflU' iiiimmniiiinimfiTmumnnHlllUmiHlllhlill 3344 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City i. I CHUCKED 3 IT J i 5 1 ifm ' on f U U CHEESE unuULru With Coupon and Large PizzaOrder Plus Plenty of Fun For The Entire Family... Especially the Kids! The Electronic Pizza Time Players will Enter- 3 tain You Whiie You Eat. 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