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Show For a time, Mountain Green and Peterson people met in a combined LDS Ward. Then in 1912 Mountain Green became a separate Ward. Sixteen years later the two Wards were again combined and a handsome new chapel built on the west side of the Weber River. It was 1928. A new brick chapel, costing $14,000 was erected west of the old Weber River bridge and Alonzo Parrish was sustained Bishop of the com¬bined Wards. Membership of 230 came from Mount¬ain Green, Peterson, and Enterprise. Between 1933 and 1950 the following men served as Bishops: Charles Alfred Bohman, Rus¬sell Rock, Dale Bohman, and Verl Poll. In 1963 the handsome new chapel was built on the bench west of the Wilkinson home, costing $254,000. For several years, Peterson and Enterprise were consolidated as one Ward. When Mountain Green became an independent Ward, Enterprise was consolidated with Milton Second Ward. For years Mountain Green and Enterprise students attended school first in the sandstone school building. Later the three-room brick school house was erected nearby and the sandstone school building was leveled. In 1936 all County schools were consolidated and students bussed to classes in South Morgan. As of 1981, Peterson had an LDS population of 550. Members from other denominations also call Peterson their home. Several irrigation ditches provided water for thirsty crops in the early days, Included were the Lower River Ditch, Anderson-Bohman Ditch, North Dalton Creek Di¬tch, Parley-Whitear Ditch, a stream from Jacobs Creek, and another from the north fork of Peterson Creek. Crops were first harvested by hand, then horse-powered mowers took some of the heavy work out of farming. Beginning in 1916, peas were raised for the Morgan Canning Company. This was a good cash crop. About this time the town got its first electricity when power lines were run to operate the pea vinery. James and Joseph Anderson, former Peterson natives, built the Morgan Canning Company plant. Each family in the community owned a few cows which grazed in a common herd on the foothills. Butter was churned by hand and cream shipped to the Western PETERSON -MOUNTAIN GREEN CHURCH 357 |
