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Show County Hopping in . . . BOX ELDER ASMD CACHE COUNTIES 3S: These northern counties comprise Utah's most important breadbasket, together producing ( more than a fifth of the statt's livestock and crops. Recent years have brought new kinds ) f ) of industry, including the huge Thiokol rocket installation. r BOX ELDER COUNTY " CACHE COUNTY AREA 5,594 square milci ('and AREA 1,175 square mile Hand area) POPULATION I960 - 25.061 POPULATION I960 - 35,788 MAIN CITieS AND TOWNS (1960 populations) MAIN CITIES AND TOWNS (!) populations) BrighamCily 11,728 Garland 1,119 Logan 18,731 Hyrum 1,728 Tremonton 2.115 Willard 814 Smilhfield 2,512 Lewiston 1,336 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Missiles-rocket ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES - Crops, dairy fuels (Thiokil), livestock, crops , lrj.de, products, livestock, trade and travel, food processing. higher education (USU), food procesing. tkiwmmioJ I OSMITHFi'lLD 1 V JToGAN TOPOGRAPHY Mostly broad, level Great Basin valleys including fertile Bear River Valley. Great Salt Lake and TOPOGRAPHY Cache Valley and surrounding mountain. marshes, scattered mountain ranges. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Created 1856. Named Tor HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Created 1865. Named for local Cache Valley. Wellsville settled in 1856. box elder tree. Brigham City settled in 185 1. POINTS OF INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES - POINTS OP INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES Logon Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Utah Sute Brighom City Box Elder Stake Tabernacle, Intermountain University School (Navajo Indian youth) Logon Canyon forest campgrounds, Juniper Jardine Goldon Spiko Notional Historic Sito Logan Cave Boor Rivor Migratory Bird Rofwgo Hordwaro Ranch winter feeding of elk Railroad Villogo Musovm in Corinne "Age of Steam Hyrum Loko Stoto Pork water sports Locomotive" Boovor Mountain Wintor Soortt Aroo Willard Mountain (Inspiration Peak) scenic drive Mondon L. K. Wood's collection of steam-powered Montva Rosorvoir boat racing threshing machines and tractors SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION - SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION - Chamber of Commerce, Brigham City Chamber of Commerce, Logan Chamber of Commerce, Tremonton Utah State University County Hopping terio published through tha cooperation of tho Utah Slat Pro Association and this newspaper. Materials furnished by tho Utah TourUI and Publicity Council, Council Hall, Stat Capitol, Salt Lako City. For Your Town . . . YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Your local newspaper strives to represent every facet o! A A the community. It promotes business by advertising pro- (y Xj ducts and services; it supports churches, schools, and civic clubs by publishing information concerning their qo C. O II H IIMITINP F O R f" F I tivities; it recognizes individual members of the community 3WL,y uiniiiino rwiv.ci as Interesting events occur in their lives; and it spreads local news, and national news in local terms. By helping help-ing different factions of the community to leamlabout each a ' v other, your local newspaper promotes understanding and fegJp j y? cooperation for the good of the entire area. ( mYfiiTTe 52SS5wflp t&ft HELP YOUR TOWN GROW! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER! Utalti PRESS ASSOCIATION fi i cm..- |