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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show 14 Ogden Standard-Examiner, Saturday, September 25, 1965 WARD CHAPEL which has stood imposingly at 1200 West 12th, Marriett, since before the turn of the century is falling at the hands of demolition crews. The site was purchased by Wasatch Oil Co. which intends to erect a service station. Ward members will meet in the Harrisville Ward Chapel. CHAPEL SERVED 72 YEARS A Landmark Topples in Marriott By FLORA OGAN MARRIOTT - One of Weber County's oldest landmarks, the LDS Marriott Ward Chapel that has stood for nearly three-quarters of a century on West 12th, is falling at the hands of progress. Demolition crews moved ahead with their task this week after the 300 ward members moved furnishings from the structurehandsome in its earlier days. Bishop Clarence Buck said there are no immediate plans for re-building. Meetings will be held indefinitely at the Harrisville Ward Chapel, new headquarters for the Marriott Ward. CLEAR SITE The building is being demolished to clear the site for construction of a service station. President Albert Wimmer of the Farr West Stake, which includes the Marriott Ward, said church officials for sometime have been concerned that perhaps the building had outlived its usefulness and was maybe a little unsafe for people to enter. First work of demolition crews "proved them right." As workers began moving some outside bricks, the building just fell in, President Wimmer said. The old brick building has stood in the farming community northwest of Ogden in an area filled with a past history of trials and tribulations of Mormon pioneer settlers as well as happy events of a yesteryear. The fallen building was erected in 1893, nearly 50 years after the first settlers established their homes in what was first called Marriottsville. 755 RESIDENTS At that time there were about 755 inhabitants in the rural community. In 1902, a remodeling project was launched and classroom space added and in that state the building has since served members of the Marriott Ward. First settlers arrived in Marriott in 1850. The northeastern part of the district consisted of a benchland that later was included in the lands taken for the development of Defense Depot Ogden. Some of the surnames of early settlers were Tracey, Cheeney, Rowe and John Broom who later moved to Ogden and built and operated the Broom Hotel at the corner of 25th and Washington. MARRIOTT ARRIVES John Marriott arrived in the settlement in 1854, making his homestead in the western part of the community. He dug the first irrigation ditch from the Ogden River to Marriott by hand and unassisted. This water line later became known as Marriott Irrigation Co. and the town was named for Mr. Marriott. The exact date of the ward's organization is not known, but present residents believe it was in the early 1860s. Until the ward chapel was erected on 1200 West 12th in 1893. LDS members met in an old rock school that had been on a site where the LaVelle Butt home now stands. In the fall of 1853, orders were received from LDS Church President Brigham Young to build a fort to protect the women and children from the Indians. BINGHAM'S FORT It was known as Bingham's Fort and the old rock school was within its bounds. It was in 1940 that the government bought all the land on the north side of 12th from Broom's Bench, just west of Wall, to the church house am north to Harrisville to build what was earlier known as the U.S. General Depot. Some of the oldest settler and devoted church worker were displaced and had to locate homes elsewhere. This government move cut the membership of the ward down to about 364 members in 84 LDS families. Men who have served as Marriott Ward bishops over the years were: James Ritchie, sustained in 1877; Moroni S. Marriott, 1902; Thomas E. Powell 1908; Lawrence Ritchie, 1918 Lavalle Butt, 1939; Grant Hodson and Marion L. Powell. No dates were available on the 21 |