Bunkerville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bunkerville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bunkerville was settled in 1877 by Mormon pioneers from Utah. It is named after Edward Bunker, who was already a seasoned pioneer settler before he came to Bunkerville, having pioneered the settlement at Santa Clara, Utah.
Bunker, on his own initiative but with permission from Brigham Young, moved his large polygamous family 25 miles (40 km) southwest to Bunkerville after the settlers in Santa Clara had failed to live the communitarian United Order. The residents of Bunkerville, so named by Brigham Young, established a new communal effort, sharing the work and the fruits of their work, with all land being held in common. The communal experiment ended in 1880.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bunkerville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bunkerville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDudley Henry Leavitt, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bunkerville
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Bunkerville, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Bunkerville
2 places in Bunkerville are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dudley Henry Leavitt (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.