Brigham City
National Register of Historic Places

Brigham City

Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona
Listed
June 8, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000558

About this property

Brigham City is a ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Founded by member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints near the present city of Winslow in 1876, it was one and one-half miles north of Winslow's current city center, along the Little Colorado River. It was organized as a Latter-Day Saints ward in 1878, but by 1881 it had been abandoned. Twenty Mormon families and fifteen bachelors from Salt Lake City settled the area, and built homes inside protective walls originally measuring 200 feet (61 m) long and 7 feet (2.1 m) high. Flash flooding that washed away the dams and irrigation systems led to crop failures and caused the abandonment of the town by 1881. The US Census listed its population as 191 in 1880. Brigham City was one of four Little Colorado River colonies. The other colonies were Joseph City, Sunset, and Obed. Joseph City is the only remaining colony. Brigham City was added to the National Register of Historic Places as of June 9, 1978, and the remnants are currently undergoing restoration. Only one of the communities' buildings and portions of the encircling wall remain. Archaeological excavations have been carried out at the location of the grist mill, the pottery, and other features

Location

Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona
35.04187, -110.68423

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Winslow Residential Historic District
Listed
1.3 mi
Winslow Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Modern
1.5 mi
Winslow Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
1.5 mi
Hubbell, Lorenzo, Trading Post and Warehouse
Industrial
1.5 mi
La Posada Historic District
Listed
1.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Hash Knife Range War — Aztec Land and Cattle Company AZ
1887Frontier
10.8 mi

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When was Brigham City listed on the National Register?

Brigham City was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Brigham City?

Brigham City is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brigham City?

The period of significance for Brigham City is recorded as the industrial era.

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