Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Photos of Lohree Nowers, Graduate '17, Member Amusement Committee '17. "Gentle in manner, firm in reality." ; David Stevens, Graduate '17, Basketball Sub. '16. "Virtue is like a rich stone -- bestplain set." ; Maude Horton, Graduate '17. "With...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
George Christensen, Clifton Williams, Otto Baker, Melbourne Heslington, Oral Stoney, Lois Stoney, Reuben Joseph, Allan Blackner, Gertrude Yardley, Walter Joseph, Annabell Hales, George Boyter, William Heslington, Dell Kessler, Alfred Horton,...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
The First National Bank OF BEAVER CAPITAL…9$25,000.00 SURPLUS…911,500.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS’,641.95 We solicit Accounts of Students of Murdock, who will he the business men of the future. Start a Savings Account NOW. J. F. Jones....
PIONEER HONOR ROLL McEwen, Joseph Rolf, Samuel Myers, William Reid, Richard Nowers, Wilson G. Reid, George Nickerson, Charles Reid, Thomas Nickerson, Eleazer Riddle, Isaac Nelson, Edward Ramsey, John K. Nelson, Dan Stoney, Robert Oakden, Charles...
Photo of John R. Murdock, First President of Beaver Stake; Photo of a group of early pioneers-- Back row, left to right, John Mathews, Joseph Betensen, William Moyes, James Puffer, William Smith. Seated, Wilson G. Nowers, Charles Woodhouse, Dr....
Photos of Marcus L. Shepherd, Church and Civic Leader; Edward W. Thompson, Early Surveyor, and wife, Julia Fish Thompson; Wilson Gates Nowers, Original Pioneer, and wife, Sarah Anderson Nowers; and William Fotheringham
A GOOD PLACE TO MAKE A HOME
The abundance of natural resources, the pleasant, variable climate, the friendliness of the people, the faith, courage, and integrity of the intrepid pioneer founders, all contribute their share in making Beaver County...
CHAPTER Two
EXPLORERS AND IMMIGRANTS
FREMONT AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL
According to John C. Fremont, a scientifically-trained government explorer, the old Santa Fe Trail on which the large Spanish caravans or pack trains traveled from San Pedro to...
FIRST COLONIZERS NAMED
The question of colonizing Beaver Valley, having met the approval of George A. Smith, the following named men were chosen, with the understanding that they would become permanent settlers: Simeon F. Howd, captain; Wilson G....
FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
of twenty-five cents was ordered paid on wolf scalps. The record was signed Lorin Babbit, Judge; W. G. Nowers, Clerk. The court was held in the open in Judge Babbit's door yard.
All the public lands at this time were unsurveyed by Federal...
Thompson, an engineer, who came originally from New York, told the people at this meeting that he could re-survey the town into blocks 24 rods square with streets 6 rods wide, including the sidewalks, and all could have a corner lot. His plan was...
surveyor, and his assistants, each block having four lots 12 by 12 rods. Parties selecting lots applied to the Probate Court of Beaver County, which, considered their rightful claims and awarded to the owner the lot and block he was entitled to,,...
George P. Low, grandson of James Low; Minerva Nowers, wife of John Nowers, son of Wilson G. Nowers; John Smith, grandson of John X. Smith; Grant Smith, a grandson of John X. Smith; George A. Parkinson, son of Thomas Parkinson. A few of the 10 acre...
made butter for many years, were Sarah Nowers, Mary Low, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Amelia Smith, Mrs. Ann Levi, Sophia Dean, and others. Mrs. William Dean churned and supplied the officers at Fort Cameron with butter while they were stationed there.
In...
In 1945, Wallace Limb and Noel and Acle Gillies erected a cinder block building in the east section of town and installed thousands of dollars worth of new equipment went to manufacture cheese. Most of the high-quality product is shipped to...
THE SCHOOLS OF BEAVER
SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT FIRST YEAR
In writing this history of the early schools of Beaver, we have interviewed the few remaining pupils of those days; have had access to a few old letters and diaries, and some short articles...
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED
The Territorial Legislature of 1855 had passed law placing the schools under the direct control of the county court. This court was to appoint "three competent men to determine the qualifications of teacher, an all...