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Brigham City

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Brigham City, city (1990 pop. 15,644), seat of Box Elder co., N Utah; inc. 1869. It is the center of a large farm area served by the Ogden River project. Sheep, cattle, wheat, sugar beets, and orchard fruit are raised. There is petroleum refining and the manufacture of propulsion systems, space shuttle rocket boosters, and construction materials. Brigham City was founded as Box Elder in 1851, and its name was changed to honor Brigham Young Young, Brigham (brĭg`əm), 1801–77, American religious leader, early head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, b.
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 in 1856. To the west is the Golden Spike National Historic Site (see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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, table), which marks the spot where the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.


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In nearby Brigham City, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge covers approximately 75,000 acres and is home to the largest freshwater component of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
Jack Francis, a 61-year-old private pilot from Brigham City, Utah, was flying home from Jackpot, Nevada, with his wife and another couple on June 4, when he experienced the symptoms of a heart attack.
Brigham City, Utah, has been named Business Recycler of the Year.
 
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