Nephi’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Nephi. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before the area was settled, the site along Salt Creek was first a camping place along the Old Mormon Road to Southern California. Mormon settlers established a settlement at the site in 1851, naming it after the creek. It retained that name until 1882 when the town and its post office became Nephi.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Nephi’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nephi’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSnak Shak Café, U.S. Highway 91, …, c. 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Nephi
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Nephi, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Nephi
5 places in Nephi are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1978George Carter Whitmore Mansion
Listed 1979Edwin Robert Booth House
Listed 1983Oscar M. Booth House
Listed 1987Juab County Jail
Listed 1989US Post Office-Nephi MainThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Snak Shak Café, U.S. Highway 91, north... Private parties by reservation... Nephi, Utah (90028) (c. 1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.