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Brick making began early in Bountiful in several areas. The brickyard between 500 and 1500 South and west of 200 West, was operated in turn by the Kirk Brick, Improved Brick, and Bountiful Brick companies, who made more bricks than any other Utah firm. Bountiful Brick Co., owned and operated by John S. and Bertha W. Ledingham, sold the land in 1930, dismantled the kilns, and sold even those bricks. All of the brickyards closed during the Depression.
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The first homesteader on this land was John Kynaston, who acquired it from the U.S. Government for $1.50 an acre in 1870. In 1964, Bountiful City purchased the land from Lola Wilson and Aurelia Olsen. They were grandchildren of the Brown family who had owned and farmed the property from the early 1900’s. The City created Five Points Park as part of its plan to provide green spaces for its citizens.
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William’s Farm
Osmond M. Deuel, one of the first settlers in Centerville in 1848, purchased and farmed 40 acres at this location. Â Osmond adopted Joseph E. Williams (1870-1947), whose parents died when he was eight years old. Â After the death of Osmond Deuel in 1889, Joseph purchased the farm from the Deuel family.
Joseph’s son, Thomas Q. Williams (1901-1991), and his sons, Thomas Junior, Richard, and Emery, continued to operate the farm for many years. Â In the early years, they raised vegetable crops. Â About 1940, they began a dairy operation, milking up to 100 head of cows. Â Along with the cows, they raised alfalfa and various grain crops. Â The farm was operated until 1985.
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Judge Joseph C. Rich and his wife, Ann Eliza Hunter, moved to Centerville as they were finishing this house, just a few weeks prior to Joseph’s death in 1908. Ann lived here for a few more years with her youngest daughter before moving back to Idaho where she died in 1930. The Rich family continued to own the property, and several renters occupied the house until 1930 when it was sold to Herbert Rex and Rosetta (Etta) Smith Streeper.
Herb, born in Centercille in 1878, and Etta, born in Providence that same year, were married in 1902. He was a farmer and secretary of Barnard Creek Irrigation Company for many years. She was a member of the Sagamore Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. They had two daughters and four sons, deeded the house to their daughter Dorothy in 1941, nd lived here until their deaths in 1968 and 1954, respectively.
Dorothy Streeper taught English and was the student-body adviser at Davis High School (1937-61). She then became a counselor at two other high schools until retiring in 1971. She was also very active in sharing Centerville’s history and was one of the organizers of the Centerville Historical Society.
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Centerville, Davis County, historic, Historic Buildings, Historic Churches, Historic Homes, utah
This old church, built in 1879 is a one of the beautiful sites in Centerville.
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160 South 300 East in Centerville, Utah
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Red Brick Two-Room School
In 1891, a red brick, two-room school was built on the southwest corner of the block. The school served the families in the south end of Centerville. At first, grades one through eight were taught here. When the Central School was finished on Parrish Lane and Main Street, this school taught only the first give grades.
When the Centerville Elementary School was built in 1916, this school was no longer needed. It eventually was renamed “Soldiers Memorial Hall.” It became a social center for dances, movies, bazaaes, and local drama. About 1955, it was abandoned and razed.
Located on the site of the Centerville 1879 Church.
175 South 200 East in Centerville, Utah
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The “Church Well” as it is known, stands on the corner of 200 South and 200 East in Centerville Utah. This well does not flow naturally so a pump system in housed in the building behind the well access. Controls for the pump system are accessible from the well access. Once the well is primed by the pump, and the pump is turned off, the well will flow for two or three minutes. The well is owned and operated by the LDS church, and stands on church property.
190 East 200 South in Centerville, Utah
Located on the site of the Centerville 1879 Church.
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Zesiger Memorial Park
Alfred and Kate Zesiger began raising both family and crops on a 14-acre farm on 400 East from 1000 to 1400 North in 1917. Â Alfred used a witching stick in 1918 to find underground water for irrigation. Â Aided by his young sons Fred and Lloyd, Alfred dug a hole 6 feet wide by 70 feet deep on the southeast corner of his farm before finding water. Â The quality of this pioneer well surprised Utah State officials by consistently producing 450 gallons of water a minute. Â Later dug to 300 feet, the amazing Zesiger well was procured by Bountiful City and provides city water to this day.
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Henry Rampton (1829-1903)
The Rampton family has occupied First North, between Main Street and First West for at least 3 generations, ever since Henry Rampton came to Sessions Settlement (Bountiful) in 1856. Â Henry Rampton was born in England on September 8, 1829. Â As a young man he worked with his father at his trade as a blacksmith. Â On March 9, 1850 he married Catherine Harfield, and three years later, on February 6, 1853, they were both baptized into the Mormon faith. Â A year later, on Sunday, March 12, 1854, Henry and Catherine set said for America, arriving in New Orleans in May 2,1854. Â Henry immediately found work as a blacksmith to earn money to buy a team and a wagon for the journey to Utah. Â In August Catherine took ill and passed away. Â Her death was a great loss to Henry in this new and strange country. Â Later he found some solace in the companionship of other Saints who had sailed from England with him, in particular Frances Dinwoodey; Frances and Henry were married on Christmas Day, 1854. Â Their first son, Henry James, was born on November 4, 1855. Â Together they crossed the plains, arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on October 15, 1856. Â The little family made their home in Sessions Settlement, where Henry began his blacksmith business and soon became one of the best known blacksmiths in the Valley. Â Henry and Frances’ son Henry James married Luna Smith of Centerville. Â Their son Lewellyn is the father of Calvin L. Rampton.
Calvin L. Rampton
Calvin L. Rampton was born on November 6, 1913 in the duplex home located on the west side of Main Street about where the front door to the Wight House is now located. Â Later, in about 1920 the family built a new home that once occupied the area just west of where this plaque is located.
Calvin grew up in this house, and he attended Stoker School and rgaduated from Davis High School in 1932. Â Calvin pursued a career in law and later entered politics becoming Utah’s 11th Governor, completing a total of 12 years as Utah’s top executive. Â Two houses west of this location was the home of Charles R. Mabey (1877-1959), who became Utah’s 5th Governer. Â Charles was married to After Amanda rampton, a granddaughter of Henry Rampton.
And so this street, 100 North between Maon and 100 West is hearby historically named “Governors Lane,” on this day, June 24, 2006, being the only street in Utah from which have come two of Utah’s Governors.
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