History of Portage, Utah
Taken from the Utah Place Names. (Links Added)

PORTAGE

Portage (Box Elder) is west of I-15 and south of the Idaho line. It was settled in 1867 by people from Wellsville. It had an early name of Hay Town, which refers to the large hay fields growing there.

John W. Van Cott

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