After a couple rounds of golf, we met my parents (after they finished their missionary shift at Cove Fort) for a late lunch in Fillmore then send my parents back home to rest and we went to the Utah Territorial Statehouse. U.S. President Fillmore appointed Pres. Brigham Young to be the governor or the Utah Territory, which at that time had significantly larger boundaries than today's state, so BY decided on a central location to build w/the $20,000 sent from the nation. Of course, the town that sprang up around the courthouse was named Fillmore. Construction occurred in the mid-1850s, but because $20,000 wasn't much the building was kept small (the U.S. wasn't crazy about the Utah Territory and was very stingy in sending money this way). Only a few legislative sessions occurred in this building, as it's location was central, but not amenable to success. There was little to no population base here because this was desert w/poor farming/ranching possibilities because of the scarcity of water. The center of government was shortly thereafter moved to the populated area of SLC.
I don't remeber ever visiting this place, although may have as a child. I was a bit disappointed. There isn't much here. This is a picture of the top floor. The middle floor had some rooms which now is a museum, but it isn't much of a museum, a few artifacts w/poor informational charts and the basement houses the same. At least I can say that I have visited Utah's first state park, so designated in the 1920s.
After a couple rounds of golf, we met my parents (after they finished their missionary shift at Cove Fort) for a late lunch in Fillmore then send my parents back home to rest and we went to the Utah Territorial Statehouse. U.S. President Fillmore appointed Pres. Brigham Young to be the governor or the Utah Territory, which at that time had significantly larger boundaries than today's state, so BY decided on a central location to build w/the $20,000 sent from the nation. Of course, the town that sprang up around the courthouse was named Fillmore. Construction occurred in the mid-1850s, but because $20,000 wasn't much the building was kept small (the U.S. wasn't crazy about the Utah Territory and was very stingy in sending money this way). Only a few legislative sessions occurred in this building, as it's location was central, but not amenable to success. There was little to no population base here because this was desert w/poor farming/ranching possibilities because of the scarcity of water. The center of government was shortly thereafter moved to the populated area of SLC. 
I don't remeber ever visiting this place, although may have as a child. I was a bit disappointed. There isn't much here. This is a picture of the top floor. The middle floor had some rooms which now is a museum, but it isn't much of a museum, a few artifacts w/poor informational charts and the basement houses the same. At least I can say that I have visited Utah's first state park, so designated in the 1920s. 
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I thought this was interesting. Learned something today. :-)
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