West Weber ( ) is a township and
unincorporated community
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in western
Weber County,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
The community is located west and northwest of
Ogden.
West Weber was reportedly organized as a
ward
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in 1877, when it had a population of 700 inhabitants. The community took its name from the
Weber River
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; the name was prefixed with "West" to avoid repetition with other Webers in the territory. The community is located northeast of the intersection of
Utah state routes 39 and
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. The nearest major highway is the
Interstate 84/
Interstate 15
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(Veterans Memorial Highway), which Route 39 leads to, about to the east.
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West Weber contains the West Weber Elementary School. The ]Weber River
The Weber River ( ) is a long river of northern Utah, United States. It begins in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains and empties into the Great Salt Lake. The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henry Weber.
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flows nearby and a bridge was built in 1903 over the river.
A minor accident occurred near West Weber on 17 September 1931 on the 8300 Ms. (20S) Southern Pacific, caused by an emergency airbrake application. Conductor C.A. Peterson was thrown against the cupola stand, injuring his shoulder, and brakeman P.L. Burnette was thrown to the floor.
Economy
The eastern area of West Weber was known for some time as Wilson. John Staker and Ebenezer Wiggins reportedly raised a crop of grain in the area in 1853. The land at West Weber was reported in 1903 to have a reputation as one of the poorest soils between Salt Lake City
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and Ogden.beet
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s are grown in the area, made possible by boring artesian wells for irrigation, aided by the presence of nitrates, as thereby valuable plant food is added to the soil. Archibald McFarland had originally dug a canal in West Weber in 1859 from one of the sloughs bordering the Weber River for irrigation purposes. The earlier settlers spent about $2500 to irrigate ten small farms in the area in 1860–61.
See also
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Unincorporated communities in Utah
Unincorporated communities in Weber County, Utah
Populated places established in 1877
1877 establishments in Utah Territory