Preservation Office Utah Division of State History History Blazer, September 1995 Constructed in 1927 the Bigelow/Ben Lomond Hotel is both architecturally and historically significant. It is an excellent and rare example of the Italian Renaissance Revival style in Utah—popular in America in the 1920s but seldom employed in the Beehive State. The building—located on the southeast corner of Ogden’s most …
Kanab Residents Chose Women to Run Their Town in 1912
W. Paul Reeve History Blazer, April 1995 In January 1912 the southern Utah town of Kanab made history when its newly elected mayor and city council took over governance of the small farming community. It was reportedly the first time in the history of the United States that an entire town board, including the mayor, was comprised of women. The …