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History of Weber County, Utah
Courtesy of The Utah History Encyclopedia ( Links Added ). (Links Added)

Area: 644 square miles; *population: 158,330 (in 1990); county seat: Ogden; origin of county name: from early trapper John Weber; principal cities/towns: Ogden (63,909), Roy (24,603), South Ogden (12,105), North Ogden (11,668), Washington Terrace (8,189); economy: defense, transportation, warehousing, distribution, retailing, tourism, recreation, health care, printing; points of interest: Ogden Union Station (Browning Firearms Museum, Browning Kimball Vintage Car Collection), Fort Buenaventura State Park, Pineview Reservoir, Willard Bay State Park, Snow Basin, Powder Mountain, Nordic Valley, Ogden's Historic 25th Street, Ogden Nature Center, Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville, ** Weber State College, Eccles Community Art Center.

Murray M. Moler


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