Preserving Santaquin's History

Santaquin City has a wonderful and interesting history. We have an appointed Historic Preservation Committee focused on efforts to highlight and preserve Santaquin History.

Enjoy articles and images focused on preserving the rich history of this community we call home. If you have historical articles, photos or historical items related to Santaquin History please reach out to us.

Click the link to view the Santaquin Historical Sites booklet. Take a historical walking tour around Santaquin and learn more about the cities history.

We also have available a Santaquin Historial Homes booklet. This booklet was created to honor and preserve the stories behind some of Santaquin's oldest homes, along with the resilient individuals and families who built and cared for them generation after generation.

Old image of Santaquin

Hydroelectric Power from Santaquin Canyon

Did you know that there once was a hydroelectric power plant near the mouth of Santaquin Canyon? The power plant was fed by water from Summit Creek thru a wooden pipeline which ran along the edges and tops of hills until it reached a point above the plant. Then it ran steeply down the mountain and into the turbines which generated power for Santaquin residents as well as to operations in the nearby Tintic Mining District. The power plant and pipeline were removed in the 1960’s.

History of Santaquin Founder Benjamin F. Johnson (1865)

Taken from Benjamin F. Johnson (1818-1905) My Life's Review
(Independence, Missouri: Zion's Printing and PubUshing Co., 1947)
pp. 7-107. and
E. Dale LeBaron (1966 Master’s Thesis), Benjamin Franklin Johnson: Colonizer, Public
Servant, and Church Leader

Written by Damon Bahr

(Article is linked in supporting documents)

Santaquin Reconnaissance Level Survey 2022

In November 2022, Santaquin City Corp. concluded a Request for Proposals process by hiring Kirk Huffaker Preservation Strategies (Consultant) to conduct a Reconnaissance Level Historic Survey (RLS). The RLS project area boundaries are roughly 400 South (south), 400 North (north), 400 East (east), and 300 West with additional areas in the northeast and southwest corners as well as along Lark Road to the railroad tracks. The area included approximately 800 properties to be surveyed. This is the first RLS to be conducted in Santaquin.

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Santaquin's History

A brief summary of the history of Santaquin

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Preserving Santaquin's History

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