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 Forklift Masts West Valley City - The 2nd biggest city within the state of Utah, with a population of around 129,500 as of the 2010 census, is West Valley. The city of West valley is a suburb of the city of Salt Lake and is located in the county of Salt Lake. Before the city of West Valley was incorporated during 1980, the area consisted of four separate communities: Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield, and Redwood. Maverik Center and the USANA Amphitheater are situated within West Valley City.
The Shoshoni and Ute Native American tribes are the earliest known residents of the Salt Lake Valley area.
During the year 1849, the Welsh Latter-day Saints and Dan Jones arrived to Utah and settled the Granger region. Agriculture quickly prospered and irrigation systems were developed. Elias Smith proposed the name of the area due to it's successful farming. At times, high alkali content made farming near impossible. During the year 1884, the Latter-day Saints split their group into two and formed a separate Granger Ward.
Immediately after the four communities of Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield and Redwood were incorporated as the city of West Valley a petition rose against them trying to get rid of the new city. The campaign was successful to the extent that it convinced the court system of the court to order a disincorporation election which occurred three months after the city of West Valley was incorporated. The election was really close, with a mere 72 votes deciding the outcome of the city. In the past 20 years, West Valley City has thrived and continues to grow and prosper.
The Utah Cultural Celebration Center is located within the city and hosts an assortment of different cultural and music shows yearly. The E Center is another popular attraction. It was constructed during 1997 and hosted the 2002 Winter Games. The Rocky Mountain Raceway, the USANA Amphitheater, and the Hale Centre Theatre are a few of the other attractions that are situated within West Valley City. Salt Lake City also has various attractions, like for example Ballet West, which is amongst the leading ballet companies in the US, the Off Broadway Theatre, which is renowned for its comedy shows, Wheeler Historic Farm, which is home to a historic farm house, and the Capitol Theatre, that is home to the Utah Opera Company and was built in the year 1913. Amongst the other popular locations within the region are the Clark Planetarium, the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Trolley Square, Heber Valley Historic Railroad, Utah's Hogle Zoo, Lagoon Amusement Park, Utah Opera Company; The Utah Symphony; Salt Lake Art Center, Sandy City Amphitheatre, The Children's Museum of Utah, Fort Douglas Military Museum, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Pioneer Memorial Museum, Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Usana Amphitheater.
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