Editing Smithfield, Utah (section)

==History==
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Originally known as "Summit Creek" (due to its location on that creek), Smithfield was founded in 1857 by brothers Robert and John Thornley and their cousin Seth Langton, who were sent north from [[Salt Lake City]] by LDS Church President [[Brigham Young]] to found a settlement on Summit Creek. After a preliminary scouting, Robert returned with his new wife Annie Brighton. The first winter was spent in a wagon box. By the next summer, with more settlers arriving, a small fort was built on the edge of the creek, one cabin of which remains. As the settlement grew, John Glover Smith was named as [[bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] to lead the church congregation, and the town took his name. In December 1902, the sizable [[Smithfield Tabernacle]] was completed. By 1917 the town had planted trees on both sides of its Main Street and had acquired a [[Carnegie library]] and a [[Rotary club]]. Dependent for many years on dairying, a [[Del Monte Foods|Del Monte]] canning factory, and the [[sugar beet]] industry, the town is now essentially a bedroom community for Logan and its [[Utah State University]].