190 North S Street in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

90 North M Street in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

Wallace and Eva Peterson Home

The home, built in 1899, was purchased by Wallace and Eva Peterson in 1927. The Petersons raised six of their seven children here. Their daughter, Bessie, lived her whole life here. The home was originally heated by an oil stove and a wood stove, with the latter used for cooking. Later, the enclosed back porch was where the babies slept. Some original interior brick walls are still intact.

Located at 4186 South 5100 West in West Haven, Utah

Alfred Best
(1829 – 1905)

From findagrave:
Alfred Best was born June 19, 1829 in Toddington, Gloucester, England, the son of Richard & Dinah Peart Best. He joined the Mormon church in 1849 and came to the United States in 1850. He practised polygamy and had four wives & 23 children. He married Margaret DeGroot Oakley June 19, 1852 in Salt Lake City and they were the parents of 13 children. He married Mary Elizabeth Conk on 3 Oct 1866 in Salt Lake City and they had 6 children. He married Amanda J. Conk on April 25 1868 and they had 4 children. He was also supposedly married to Mary Susan Higgs, but I have found no marriage date, nor children born to this union.

Related:

• Amanda J. Conk
• Amanda Conk Best House (his wife’s home)

You can find his burial site at plot A-12-1 in the Salt Lake Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah

Bamberger Railroad Station
The Beginning Days of North Salt Lake

For over half a century, the famous Bamberger Railroad ran past this site. The old station, built in 1910, was comprised of several buildings, some of which can still be seen across Center Street from this park. This station was named the “North Salt Lake Stop,” and from that time forward, this area was known by the name of North Salt Lake. The railroad tracks proceeded in a north-northeast direction from the station, crossing Main Street in front of this monument.

The railroad was founded in 1890 by Simon Bamberger, who later became governor of the State of Utah. By 1892, it passed this point and reached Bountiful. Soon thereafter, the company purchased a large swamp north of Farmington, drained it forming a lake, and opened an amusement park there, named “Lagoon.” By 1908 the railway reached Ogden. Freight and passengers were carried until its shutdown in 1960.

Erected by David Martin, 1994, Eagle Scout Project

Located in Hatch Park at 35 North Main Street in North Salt Lake, Utah

870 East Second Avenue in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Related:

• Mentioned here.