Fairfield, Utah Historical Society

United States States  Utah County

Fairfield, Utah''.

Fairfield Utah is best known as the host town of Johnston's Army from 1858 to 1861. The town was called Frogtown during the Army occupation by 3,500 troops. Frogtown was a boom town similar to those found in mining towns complete with saloons, hotels and painted ladies. After the Army left at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 only 18 families remained.

The Friends of Camp Floyd is a non-profit support organization for the Camp Floyd Stage Coach Inn State Park. The "Friends" support the military and civilian living history events on holiday weekends during the summer. During the winter the Friends acts as the Fairfield Historical Society which focuses on Family History of the solgiers, civilian settlers and camp followers during the 1858-1861.

We have collected a 100 article archive that is housed in the Lehi City Historical Archive in Lehi. Many of these articles will be available on our website http://friendsofcampfloyd.org.

Other photographs and articles appear on our Friends of camp floyd Facebook, Twitter and Pintrest media sites.

Signs for stops in a historic Fairfield / Frogtown / Camp Floyd walking tour are being created and will be in a tour book of showing where families lived and businesses operated during the days of Camp Floyd.