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Bountiful City History. On the 27th day of September, 1847, Perrigrine Sessions, with his family, moved about nine miles north of the newly established Mormon settlement of Salt Lake City and camped. He had traveled beyond the Hot Springs to find feed for his flocks and herds.
Originally an agricultural community, Bountiful became a suburban extension of Salt Lake City in the 1950s; it grew rapidly in the next five decades. The present city is mainly residential, with some nursery and mixed farming activities.
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Bountiful is Utah’s second settlement and was named for one of the ancient American cities described in The Book of Mormon. Bountiful was settled not long after Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.
The city grew rapidly during the suburb growth of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and was Davis County's largest city until 1985, when it was surpassed by Layton. Bountiful is Utah's 18th-largest city.
A Brief History of Our Beginnings. Bountiful has the distinction of being the second city established in the State of Utah. Three days after Perrigrine Sessions arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September 1847, it was decided that he move some cattle north to find better grazing for the winter.
History. A home in Bountiful's Historic District. Bountiful was settled on September 27, 1847, by Peregrine Sessions and his family. It was Utah's second settlement after Salt Lake City. It was known as Sessions Settlement and North Canyon Ward before being named Bountiful in 1855.
Apr 13, 2007 · According to Tom Tolman, Bountiful historian and city councilman, the town was originally named Sessions Settlement. He said the city's Web site, www.bountifulutah.gov , includes an accurate look at the city's history, as written by another historian, Charles R. Mabey.
