Fillmore’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Fillmore. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fillmore, located near the geographic center of the territory, was originally built as the capital of Utah Territory. The Utah Territorial Legislature approved a plan to locate the capital in the Pahvant Valley. On October 28, 1851, Utah governor Brigham Young chose the specific site for Fillmore. Jesse W. Fox, that same day, surveyed the town. Anson Call headed the colonizing company that shortly followed; they built houses, a grist mill, and a sawmill. The capitol building was begun in 1852.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fillmore’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fillmore’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fillmore
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Fillmore, decade by decade
1990s
7 historic places in Fillmore
7 places in Fillmore 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 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Utah - Millard County - ED 14-9A, ED 14-9B, ED 14-10, ED 14-11, ED 14-1… (1850) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.