Time Machine zoom on Kaysville and Kay's Cross

Zoom into Kaysville and Kay's Cross area with this Google Time Machine tour, 1984-2016: The Kaysville Irrigation Reservoir is the mitt-shaped reservoir in the center of the zoom. The Boynton Road Farm is to the north and east of the reservoir. Kay's Cross is just east-northeast, upstream of the "thumb...

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Edward Phillips and the founding of Kaysville

The founding myth of Kaysville goes something like this: John Green and Edward Phillips were traveling north to Weber County when they were waylaid by snow, spending the night with Samuel Holmes. Holmes talked the two into settling nearby--and the three became the first Mormon settlers in the Kaysville...

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Kaysville-Layton topo maps animated, 1955-2016

Before I start in on solving any kind of a mystery, I like to get an overview of the area--the lay of the land, so to speak. These topographical maps of the Kaysville-Layton area from 1955 to 2016 area a great way to do it--they give an interesting overview of the recent growth and development in this...

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Who owned the Boynton Road Farm, and when?

More than just the Mystery of Kay's Cross, this blog is about the history of the Boynton Road Farm, those who lived and worked there, and their neighbors. And of course, the farm is vital to the mystery of Kay's Cross, because that's where Kay's Cross is! Who lived on the farm? Who owned the farm? The...

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Unsolved Mysteries

As we work to solve some of the mysteries of Kay's Cross, the Holmes Creek Hollow, and Kaysville history, we will encounter more mysteries--mysteries we cannot solve yet. I know that many of  you out there are very interested in local Kaysville history and many of you may know the answers to...

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Solving the Kay's Cross Mystery: The Evidence Arrayed

As we work methodically to solve the mysteries of Kay's Cross, I will link to articles detailing the answers to each question--and the evidence behind it--on this page. For now, we have only the questions--and no evidence! But, we have to start somewhere . . . Who definitely did not build Kay's...

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The Mysteries of Kays Cross and Holmes Creek Hollow

I grew up in Kaysville--or more precisely, on the outskirts of Kaysville, in Holmes Creek Hollow, just a few hundred yards down the hollow from Kay's Cross.  Kay's Cross My friends and I spent all of our time playing in that hollow--tubing the creek and building secret hideouts, treehouses,...

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