Peterson, Utah
Encyclopedia
Peterson is an unincorporated community in Morgan County
, Utah
, United States
.
, seven miles northwest of the town of Morgan
.
Thurston Peak, the highest peak in the county at an elevation of 9706 feet (2,958.4 m), is located near Peterson.
. The first public building, a combination school
and LDS Church, was opened in 1861. The town was designated county seat
in 1862, and remained so for four years, until it was replaced by Littleton in 1866, and then Morgan
in 1868. The Peterson General Store, which also housed a U.S. post office
, opened in 1869. Other businesses included the Dexter Hotel, a train station
, and a stockyard
.
In 1872, the town's name was changed to Peterson to honor an early settler, Charles Sreeve Peterson
. Peterson was a Mormon leader, and the first settler of Morgan County.
Morgan County, Utah
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 9,469. It was named for Jedediah Morgan Grant, father of Heber J. Grant, who served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
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Geography
Peterson is located near Peterson Creek and Interstate 84Interstate 84 in Utah
In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 84 heads southeast from the Idaho state line, overlapping Interstate 15 between Tremonton and Ogden and ending at Interstate 80 at Echo.-Western segment:...
, seven miles northwest of the town of Morgan
Morgan, Utah
Morgan is a city in Morgan County, Utah, in the United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,687....
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Thurston Peak, the highest peak in the county at an elevation of 9706 feet (2,958.4 m), is located near Peterson.
History
Peterson was first settled in 1855. It was originally named Weber City after the nearby Weber RiverWeber River
The Weber River is a c. long river of northern Utah, USA. It begins in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains and empties into the Great Salt Lake. The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henry Weber.-Weber River:...
. The first public building, a combination school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
and LDS Church, was opened in 1861. The town was designated county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
in 1862, and remained so for four years, until it was replaced by Littleton in 1866, and then Morgan
Morgan, Utah
Morgan is a city in Morgan County, Utah, in the United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,687....
in 1868. The Peterson General Store, which also housed a U.S. post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, opened in 1869. Other businesses included the Dexter Hotel, a train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
, and a stockyard
Feedlot
A feedlot or feedyard is a type of animal feeding operation which is used in factory farming for finishing livestock, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter. Large beef feedlots are called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations . They...
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In 1872, the town's name was changed to Peterson to honor an early settler, Charles Sreeve Peterson
Charles Sreeve Peterson
Charles Sreeve Peterson was an early Mormon leader who was the first settler of Utah's Morgan Valley, a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature, and one of the first settlers in the Mormon colonies in Mexico....
. Peterson was a Mormon leader, and the first settler of Morgan County.