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Show XVIII INTRODUCTION Roy City History Beautiful Roy, ‘‘The City With a Future,’’ dates back to the pioneer year of 1873 when its hardy forebears built the first homes upon the dry and restless sands, In 1873 the barren sagebrush dotted ridge was settled by a small number of hardy pioneers and aptly was known as Sand Ridge, Among the settlers was a teacher and minister by the name of David Pebbles, In order for mail to be delivered it was soon necessary for the pioneers to choose a more appropriate name and at a meeting held by the citizens, the name ‘fRoy’’ was selected in honor of the Reverend Peeble’s son who had passed away, Water was obtained from Muskrat springs, a distance of three miles away, Pioneer William E, Baker was said to have dug the first well and from this the water needs of the tiny community were met, A small frame school house was soon built as well as a canal which had been started in 1881 and completed in June of 1883. The canal furnished irrigation water for the settlers’ animals and various crops which could then be grown, Water again played a major part in the development of Roy. In 1937 a meeting was held for the purpose of obtaining a culinary water system, Incorporation of Roy was first necessary, A petition with 200 names and an organization plan was submitted to the county commissioners, The plan was approved and James Davis was appointed as town board president. On March 23, 1937 Roy City was incorporated, They planted well, these pioneers, the seeds of industry, rity that have borne a harvest rich in fulfillment and growth, faith and integ- Situated as it is, Roy serves as the hub of activity and accommodation between the state’s two largest cities, Ogden on the north and Salt Lake City on the south and gives ready accessibility to the major industrial and recreational areas in the ‘‘Golden Spike Empire,’’ Courtesy of Roy Chamber ag of Commerce |
