Liberty

History

British trapper and explorer Peter Skene Ogden was the first European to map and describe the "Ogden Hole" valley which would later include Liberty. The Liberty area was settled beginning in 1859 as an outgrowth of Eden. In 1892, a separate townsite was laid out The name came from John Freeman's remarks that both cattle and people took "full liberty" in the area. Settlement happened gradually, homes built one at a time rather than in tract housing. Traditionally a farming and ranching community, Liberty has developed in recent years into a recreational community and commuter town for the Ogden area.

Geography

Liberty lies in the northwestern Ogden Valley of the Wasatch Range, approximately across the North Ogden Divide and east of North Ogden and northwest of Eden. Near Liberty are Nordic Valley, Utah State Route 158, and the Nordic Valley ski resort. To the southeast, just past Eden, are Pineview Reservoir and the town of Huntsville. Avon Road, formerly State Route 162, leads north over the Avon Pass to Avon.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Weber High
  High · OGDEN · 2,037 students · 21.9:1 ratio
• Wahlquist Jr High
  Middle · FARR WEST · 1,260 students · 24.7:1 ratio
• Davinci Academy
  Other · OGDEN · 1,199 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Ben Lomond High
  High · OGDEN · 1,169 students · 22.5:1 ratio
• Ogden High
  High · OGDEN · 1,128 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Orion Jr High
  Middle · HARRISVILLE · 1,063 students · 23.1:1 ratio
• Ogden Preparatory Academy
  Other · OGDEN · 1,022 students · 20:1 ratio
• North Ogden Jr High
  Middle · OGDEN · 936 students · 22.8:1 ratio