OGDEN RAILS, A History of Railroading at the Crossroads of the West
Author: Don Strack
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Published: 2005-06-01
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781932704044
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Author: Don Strack
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Published: 2005-06-01
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781932704044
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 194
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Published: 1994
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shalae Larsen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0738595055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescending the hill on Twenty-fifth Street, a streetcar makes its way past the Broom Hotel; to the right, the transition from horse-drawn transportation is exemplified. In 1883, the Ogden City Railway Co. constructed and operated Ogden's first city rail line. These early trolleys were originally mule-drawn, and in 1891, the electric streetcar made its appearance on Ogden city streets. The trolley system grew, and streetcar lines were built nearly every two blocks in the 80-block residential area directly east of downtown Ogden. By the end of the 19th century, the Trolley District was home to the elite and laymen alike. This district, officially listed as the Ogden Central Bench National Historic District, is bordered by Twentieth Street to the north, Thirtieth Street to the south, and Harrison Boulevard to Adams Avenue, east to west, respectively.
Author: John R. Sillito
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738558790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1845, Miles Goodyear founded a settlement at Fort Buenaventura, located near the confluence of the Weber and Ogden Rivers. The area was renamed Ogden in 1851 by Mormon Church president Brigham Young after Peter Skene Ogden, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trapper. Ogden prospered as an agricultural town and then thrived with the arrival of the railroads, when the growing community, often referred to as "Junction City," became a major railroad hub. Union Station became a well-known landmark surrounded by rowdy gambling houses and brothels as well as ethnically diverse residential neighborhoods. Since 1889, Ogden has also been an important center of higher education, and it is now home to Weber State University. World War II brought Ogden into the modern era as a transportation and military center with the establishment of Hill Air Field, Defense Depot Ogden, and the Naval Supply Depot.
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Published: 1915
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Published: 1938
Total Pages: 948
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