Fairbanks Home

Settlers John and Sarah Fairbanks built this home in Payson, UT, a house considered large and spacious for its time and location. Brigham Young often stayed here on his way to visit settlements in southern parts of Utah Territory.

Did you know? Pioneers of many faiths traveled west on the Oregon Trail, causing the Latter-Day Saints to create their own route, the Mormon Trail. Whereas the Oregon Trail followed the south side of the Platte River, the Mormon Trail followed the North side of the Platte River as far as it went. This created a separate leg of travel, distancing the Saints from other travelers.