Army built Fort Cameron in Beaver City in , partly in response to Indian hostilities and partly to aid the 2nd District Court in the prosecution of those accused of participating in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
John D. Lee's two trials were held in Beaver, and he was briefly imprisoned at the fort. The fort, abandoned in , became the site of Murdock Academy , a branch of Brigham Young Academy, the forerunner of Brigham Young University.
Although the early settlers planted crops and grazed livestock, the county prospered in the nineteenth century because of a unique blend of mining, transportation, and trade in addition to farming. The Lincoln Mine, located northwest of Minersville, may have been the first mine opened in Utah Lead was smelted and shipped to Salt Lake City to make ammunition.
Many claims were staked and mining districts organized in the s. At this time, the Union Pacific Railroad had ownership interest in the Utah Central Railroad so were involved in building the railroad into Milford. Saturday, May 15, was the big day for the first train to come to Milford. Local citizens and others who had come from surrounding communities and mining camps were filled with excitement as they waited and watched for a glimpse of smoke in the north, finally the belching, roaring engine and the hissing steam approached, frightening most of the spectators.
This was the first passenger train to come to Milford. The hotels in Milford were the finest in Southern Utah. Exquisite dining and accommodations welcomed many renowned people and weary travelers. The mines and the boomtown knew their glory, but dreams died as the rich veins of ore ran out. Now they are just recorded memories in books. Where at one time a posthole dug in the ground filled with water, now deep wells reach down into the earth to pump the water for the alfalfa and grain fields.
Where once Roosevelt Hot Springs supplied water for a swimming pool, it now supplies steam for the Blundell Plant. The plant is owned by Utah Power and Light. Power is supplied to Milford and the plant produces enough power to furnish a city the size of Cedar City. Milford has a population of , and the community is made up of citizens of many walks of life and religions. Our goal is to keep going forward and prospering.
As might be expected, the town was plagued by fire and many structures burned to the ground from time to time. In an article published in the Deseret News on 8 November , Joseph Hickman claimed that "Milford has been Utah's most thorough representative of all types of frontier life.
Established first to service local mines, it quickly became an agricultural and stock-raising center of significance. This diversification is what allowed Milford to survive the closure of the mines, local smelters, and the slow-down of the mining industry.
Since , when Milford's population was at its highest number, residents--the number of residents has declined steadily--to 1, in The Union Pacific Railroad is the community's largest employer. Disclaimer: Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book published by University of Utah Press in So, this is another no trespassing area of historical interest. Again, I would advise anyone from breaking the law just to check it out.
Weird part of my tour was the owl I scared up. He was down in the basement and when I walked over that area, he flew across the room and sat and watched me. Your browser version is outdated. We recommend that you update your browser to the latest version.
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