Davis County Clipper CLIPPER 115TH ANNIVERSARY 17 Sheep ...

railroad tracks. Due to the successes of the meat-packing plant the street (which is now Center Street) was called Cudahy Lane. The plant was closed in 1972. Animals including sheep, pigs and cattle, were raised in North Salt Lake. Samuel S. Howard raised cows and in about 1879 began a Bountiful Dairy.A Holbrook Dairy was later established near the Salt Lake County line and continued until the late 1950s. Sarah Howard also ran a store out of her home and William Luker created a “Halfway House,” a store and restaurant combination where travelers could refresh themselves. In 1930 about 65 homes were located on the hillside. The businesses were located below Highway 89/91. Currently, there are over 1,800 homes on the hillside. In 1946 a developer purchased land on the hillside to build homes. Growth on the hill concerned the landowners below the highway because they were not allowed additional water from the springs. Residents drew up a petition to form a town in order that control of the water system could be instigated. On September 3, 1946 the Davis County Commission granted North Salt Lake City, then designated about 456 acres, status as an incorporated town. North Salt Lake took its name from the name of the small post office at the railroad tracks. Early settlers found several steaming hot springs and ponds which are still active on the southern boundary of the city today. A trail along the edge of the hills and above the hot springs turned into a well-traveled road and later became U.S. Highway 89/91. Many of the hillsides were rocky and sandy and not well suited for crops or cattle; however, they did produce several sand and gravel excavations. Currently, the city hopes to do more with the gravel pit. A village plan is currently in the works for North Salt Lake’s infamous gravel pit areas. In recent months developers presented conceptual plans for a walkable community that would house close to 1,500 new residents. In the proposal there are 570 housing units. Developers plan to fill the new village development with restaurants, banks, shops, office buildings, bike trails, etc. To the west side of the city is the five year old development Foxboro. Currently, the development is home to an estimated 500 to 600 residents. In the next several years Foxboro south and north will be added to the development. The south will be home to 166 units and the north to 1,200 units. In 1949 the first election was held,

Davis County Clipper

selecting Ray Hatch as mayor of the town. A new municipal building with a fire department was built on the corner of Main Street and Center Street in 1958. A two story city hall was constructed in 1985. Currently, city officials are looking at a city hall expansion or possibly putting a new building across the street in the proposed village development. The city contains a large industrial center that stretches west of the I-15 freeway to the Great Salt Lake, which is also experiencing some growth. Information for the article was gathered with the help of historian Susan B. Day, Ray Whitchurch, the planning manager for the new gravel pit development, Thane Smith

Sheep, below, weren’t the only ones in need of housing. The Al Boggess home, left, was also part of early North Salt Lake.

involved with the planning for Foxboro and North Salt Lake’s city staff.

Clipper 115th Anniversary 17