For three years, 3500 soldiers served alongside one another in Utah Territory.  It was the largest military outpost in the country.  But within a matter…

In the summer of 1858 U.S. soldiers went to Utah to put down a supposed Mormon rebellion.  However, their three year stay in the Utah…

In 1857 rumors of rebellion made it to the oval office.  President James Buchannan ordered troops to head to the trouble spot.  Soon one third…

If you live in or near a very small town, it’s a big blow when you lose your grocery store.  It’s rare that one ever…

Sometimes you need a good friend. In this case, the good friend is the entire town.  After all, it’s in their name…

This FFA advisor found a fund raiser that was so successful, he had to quit teaching just to operate the new business.  It’s a venture…

Today messages can be relayed to a military patrol within a split second.  But in the 1860s, it took a scouting party to track down…

The first operational helicopters took flight in the 1930s.   Widespread production of the aircraft didn’t occur for another decade after that.  However, inventors were…

It was proclaimed the Cowboy War by national newspapers.  It was truly a battle that required some of the biggest names in law enforcement to…

I’ve heard several stories over the years about towns fighting to be proclaimed the county seat in the early years of settlement.  But in western…