Brigham City Archway Sign

Brigham City's arch was an act of local boosterism, and it still spans Main Street. After the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge opened west of town, a businessman named J. E. Ryan pushed for a welcome sign; residents covered all but two hundred dollars of the $2,400 cost themselves. Hoisted into place in September 1928 and dedicated during the Peach Days harvest festival, it stretched thirty-three feet, painted with wild ducks and lit by more than three hundred bulbs, proclaiming Brigham the gateway to the world's greatest game bird refuge.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 9.2 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 12 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Powder Mountain — 15 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.
• Logan — 18 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley

More markers nearby

• Box Elder Courthouse — steps away
• Brigham City Co-op Store — steps away
• Tithing Office — steps away
• Brigham City Fire Station — steps away