Peterson, David

Oral History Program

David Peterson reminisces about teaching at Ogden High School and serving as Dean of Boys. He discusses the Opera House in Huntsville and a monument built for a midwife (Mrs. Smith), silver and galena mines, a creamery between Huntsville and Eden, and the practice of polygamy and a co-op economy. He also talks about World War I. A poem entitled, “The Sheepherder’s Lament,” is included. The interview took place on March 8, 1973.

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