Fielding’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Fielding. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Fielding has been in operation since 1892. The town was named after Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (1838–1918), sixth president of the LDS Church, specifically his mother's (Mary Fielding Smith's) maiden name. Prior to being named Fielding the area was known as Plymouth.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fielding’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fielding’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewPhotocopied from Photo 11456, Whe…, 1968: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fielding, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
Nothing in Fielding is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fielding has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hampton's Ford Stage Stop and Barn in Fielding, 1.8 miles away.
Fielding and the nearest listed places
Closest to Fielding
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Photocopied from Photo 11456, Wheelon Station Special Folder, Engineering Dept., Utah Power and Light Co., Salt Lake Ci… (1968) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.