2 On 16 November 1940 the United States Government took title of the land and home under condemnation proceedings. The Hodsons were forced to move from their home in 1941. Mrs. Elizabeth Hodson died almost immediately on 27 June 1941. All the homes that the government took possession of in the area that now comprises the Greater Ogden Community Nature Center were destroyed except the Hodson home. It was retained and utilized for housing at the Utah General Depot which was established on that land during World War II and since has been the home of the Deputy Commander of Defense Depot Ogden. The outside of the house has been maintained as it was in 1912. The inside however, has been changed by the Civil Engineers of Defense Depot. In December, 1973 the land surrounding the Hodson house was given to the city of Ogden, by the Federal Government. This land has been designated as the Greater Ogden Community Nature Center. However, the Federal Government maintained title to the Hodson house which has been known as Building 1309 since 1941. It is hoped that the house will soon be deeded to the City of Ogden to be utilized as the interpretive building and headquarters of the Greater Ogden Community Nature Center. NOTE: The two acre plot and house were donated to the city of Ogden in June, 1978 and will become the headquarters for the Nature Center. Bibliography: Stanford, Joseph: Ogden City and Weber County, A Historical Sketch; Transcribed by John N. Belnap and Associates, Cheever Printing, Roy, Utah, 1968 pp.23 Weber County Record; 6N-1W, NW1/4 of Section 19, Book B, E, F. Book 33, 14, 100. Holmes, Dorothy Elizabeth Hodson and Hodson, Carl William; personal interview and review of family records, Ogden, Utah 17 May 1978 with author. Nichols, Charles B.; Commander, Defense Depot, personal interview, Ogden, Utah 16 April 1978, with the author. House donated to Ogden will serve as headquarters for the Community Nature Center. House, property donated to Ogden OGDEN The big white house adjoining the Greater Ogden Community Nature Center has been donated to the city and will become the center's headquarters. Robert Arkins, assistant regional director for Land Use Coordination, U.S. Department of the Interior, conveyed the deed to the property to Mayor A. Stephen Dirks at City Council meeting. The bouse is located on approximately two acres of surplus federal land and has 2,510 sq. feet of wood-frame construction. The land and building which was formerly the home of the vice-commander of the defense depot at Ogden have an estimated market value of $75,000. Arkins said that since the inauguration of the "Legacy of Parks" program in March 1971, more than 87,624 acres of federal property valued at approximately $292 million, have similarly been transferred to local governments through the United States General Services Administration. GSA supervises the disposal of Federal Real property. The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service assists GSA by reviewing and approving local applications for park and recreation land use and by transferring the properties to state and local governments. Dirks said Ogden citizens sincerely appreciate I the gift of this land. Assistant Mayor Glenn Mecham said the gift will please the many Ogden citizens who have worked on the center for the past two years. "This project points out bow effective, enthusiastic and competent volunteers can be. This gift puts the cap on a happy situation." 407