Farmington’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Farmington. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The region that is now Farmington was settled in 1847 by the Haight family, a Mormon pioneer family that established a farm and an inn. Five more pioneering families migrated to this region in the autumn of 1849. The region developed into an undefined community originally called North Cottonwood Settlement. In 1852, the territorial legislature picked North Cottonwood as the county seat and officially named it Farmington. Following orders from Daniel H. Wells and Brigham Young, Farmington residents built a wall around the city in 1853 under the direction of Major Thomas S. Smith. This walled townsite became known as "the Fort". Early church meetings were held in a log school and then an adobe structure. The county courthouse was used for religious meetings from 1855 to 1863. The city's ward moved back to the schoolhouse, and the first meetinghouse was dedicated in January 1864. By the ea…
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Farmington’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farmington’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view525 MSS P 24 B6 F1, c. 1895: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Farmington
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Farmington, decade by decade
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Then & now
the same place, years apart
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1913 · CommonsToday · Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.