| OCR Text |
Show ¥7VyC'/Ar- rn~ JClQc ~ MURRAY CItY Lee CORPORATION S~ ? l- ~ ~ oUcd- -~OJ. SqqS- ~ tM ~A .;2W~ - '305 ~A~ .,JJJ5- \71(; 5703S: c~3 -Q?Cj For Immediate Release Contact Mary Ann Kirk, 264-2638 RE: David Powell Farm Still Retains Well Preserved Structures During Murray Vintage Days, school children will participate in guided tours of the Powell Farm located at 5918 South 700 West. David Powell was born in 1853 in Wales. In 1873 at age 19, David's family sold their farm to come to America. The first day they were in Utah, David went to work in the hayfield located on a farm east of the Jordan River. David later worked in the Highland Boy Smelter located west of Tripp Lane. While working in Murray, he met his wife, Dena Bohn, daughter of John Bohn who became a prominent LDS artist. They married in 1878 and moved into a two room brick home on a twenty acre farm in 1882. David added two more rooms as ~ seven children were added to the family. Last week's article about the farm incorrectly stated that Mary Powell Erekson was part of this family. She was not related and came to Utah much earlier. The Powell farm was probably part of the original Maxfield Estate. David later bought more land for a total of 150 acres. He paid $30 an acre. The farm was later sold to !-eJ:i,x_M~E,~ who then sold it to Cecil and Ed Jones. The original farm house was torn down in Ir~~ about 1955 and replaced with a red brick rambler. But the -2.~_~,a!,n, ~( . milk house, and granary are still standing and have been preserved ', GC . over the years. Another small wood frame home was probably built and used by one of David's sons who never married. ;)rir- David also built several homes on the east side of 700 West, one of was built for his son Alma at 5917 East 700 West • ~ch . . :.:t . 'L- School children will be hearing stories about the Powell family told by one of David Powell's direct descendants Jean Westover. tour guides will lead the group in pioneer games and explore the architecture of early Utah homes. II II II" '.~ .llJ i\ i :J ....~.(' ~ \ © ) ;~ P~.' ~i ' "jo~ ' '>lfI ~ . / .' I "1 . . ):.;.-'" ~ R~/ ;~ t' t . "'\'f'. "Every/~i?g'de':lhe' sun" 330 E. Vine Street. P.O. Box 57520 • Murray, Utah 84157-0520. (801) 264-2614 \ |
