This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Soda Springs Fire History Tells Of Repeated Blaze Losses
The Soda Springs fire chronicle traces early hotel and depot blazes from 1880s to 1980s. It notes turreted inns built by regional firms, major fires at Stock Exchange Hotel and Caribou Hotel, and the growth of a volunteer fire department with chiefs Ike Ozburn and Don Salser. It highlights a 1950s-60s shift to organized drills, fire equipment purchases, and annual fire department dances funding gear, with enduring community pride in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivery Tels
Soda Springs
Meads
Natural “Mineral Water Company
Ogden
Utah
U. F. Road
Stock ‘Exchange
Hank Steel
Union Pace Depot
Aribou
Clemens & House
Sby
William Clemens
B. F. Titus
Sterret
the Chieftain
Kelly
Ralph H. Kelly
Soda Springs Chieftain
ESMA
Nass
Lauritson
Dads Bay Standard
Logan
G. R. Morriss
Studebaker
Offi
Cheiftain
Page One
Soda Sprit
Ike Ozburn
Bill Miller
Ozburm
Melvin Marriott
Tom Kramer
Largiltiere
Anglers Club
Caribou Trout Ranch
St. Patricks Day
Dance Hall
Masonic Lodge’ Hall
New Near
Walter Gagan
Walter. Blackburn
Largilliere
Idaho
Pat” Walker
Tom Hayes
Rupert