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Show 1, notwithstanding it seemed to be the Church of jesus Christ of Laller-day "Land was ploughed and sown in wheat and vegetables, the crops being more promising than those to the south. But in May of the following year the settlers were startled not by war-whoops of the Utah Indians, but by hordes of black monster crickets swarming down form the bench lands as at Salt Lake City and bringing destruction on field and garden. They turned out to battle with the foe; ditches were dug around the grain fields and water of the stream diverted into them, while men, women, and children, armed with clubs checked the advance of the devouring host. Enough of the crop.was saved to supply the wants of the settlers. Their energy, on this occasion, coupled with a supposed miraculous visita tion of gulls, probably saved a foretaste of the disaster of 1848."12 In the spring of 1848 Osmyn and William Deuel moved out and settled on a large creek that was later given the name of Deuel Creek after these original settlers. At that time the settlement became known as "Deuel Creek Settlement." Later it was called "Cherry Creek Settlement", after the Cherry family, and in 1849, a site for a town was surveyed in the fall, and the place was named Centreville. This spelling was later changed to its permanent spelling of Centerville. Named thus because it was literally the Centerville between Farmington and Bountiful. Early in 1854 a fort was begun, enclosing nine blocks of Centerville. The north and east walls were completed. The walls were made of rocks and dirt and were six feet wide at the base and about 8 ft. high. It was built as a protection from surprise attack by the Indians . This nine-block area was referred to as "The Fort", by those people in Centerville living outside of the walls. Other creeks so vital to the' pioneers were also named after original settlers. Deuel Creek, situated in the south part of the town, was the first. It is now often called Centerville Creek, but was originally named after the Deuel brothers . The next creek north is Parrish Creek, named after Samuel Parrish; Barnard Creek is next and it was named after James Barnard. Recently a subdivision went up north of that creek and they put in a street named Barnard . The creek on the north end of town is Ricks Creek named after Joel and Thomas Ricks . Natural Disasters The greatest disasters to occur in this small metropolis were probably the floods of 1923 and 1930. The Utah Writer's Program is credited with having the best information available of these disasters . "Between Farmington and Centerville huge boulders by the roadside and a half buried house are reminders of disastrous floods that -aphica/ Encyclopedia, " (4 vo/s.; Salt Lake 61. IV. 137-42. 12. Hubert Howe Bancroft , "History of Ut ah," 1964, p.304-S . mds of Indians . The settlers on this ~d into a ward and given a bishop had acted as presiding elder from first Bishop. Ozias Kilbourn and ors .9 Grover settled on Deuel Creek, 1ill Creek. In fact, it is claimed that aint who is known to have made prings'. He was accompanied by ·wn was killed by the Indians . Like large herds of cattle through the )ring Sessions removed his family wintered in their wagon . He was essions Settlement" began its exriving community."10 ~scription in the "Slale of Deserel; Iy settlements north of Salt Lake . ; under the State of Deseret's :nany daughters to the queen city iately northward in what is now hat was afterwards called ' Deuel 'rmer about eleven, and the latter on the sites of the present towns ively."ll Centerville very long according ries . In the fall of 1848, Thomas ·ek in Farmington. His daughter 'e Jan. 7, 1849. She was recorded Davis County. The Grovers left :hree years, and in 1856 built the ~ars on the southeast corner of mas Grover was the first to set:reek or monument of any kind the beginning of Centerville in the Church of jesus Christ of Laller-day (7) |
