West Jordan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of West Jordan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗West Jordan received its name from Mormon settlers who entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 under the leadership of their prophet, Brigham Young. These first European-Americans named the river flowing west of their first settlement, Salt Lake City, the Western Jordan, a reference to the River Jordan in Jordan. The name was later simplified to "Jordan River". Like its Middle Eastern namesake, the Jordan River flows from a fresh water lake (Utah Lake) to an inland salt sea (Great Salt Lake). West Jordan was founded around 1849 on the western banks of the Jordan River.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart West Jordan’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Jordan’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewView of four main structures, loo…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from West Jordan
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West Jordan, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as View of four main structures, looking northeast. - Ray R. Jones Farmstead, 2195 West 9000 Street, West Jordan, Salt Lak… (1933) and it appears here side by side.
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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.