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B. L. Peart & Sons Blacksmith

Attention

The following business is no longer located in Richmond or is no longer is service.

History

In the 1900s, Benjamin Loss Peart and his younger brother Leander Lafort Peart opened their blacksmith shop in Richmond.1 They operated the blacksmith until Leander's death in 1919, and Benjamin renamed it to B. L. Peart & Sons Blacksmith.2 After Benjamin's death in 1929, it was passed to his son Joseph Peart, who operated the shop until his death in 1960.

After Joseph's death, the land was purchased by Richmond City, the building was demolished to construct the current Black & White Days pavilion.

B.L. Peart Blacksmith Shop, 1910.

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B.L. Peart Blacksmith Shop, 1910.

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"Benjamin Loss Peart's Blacksmith shop, Richmond, UT"

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Peart Blacksmith, 1950's

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Black & White Days Horse Pulls. Backside of Peart Blacksmith is visible. Pre 1950s

(Colorized) Courtesy of the Daughters of Utah Pioneer's: James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp

Benjamin L. Peart

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Leander L. Peart

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Joseph Peart

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Back Row L-R: Joseph Peart, John Lynn Peart, Benjamin Loss Peart.

Front row L-R: Joseph Perry Peart, Charles Loss Peart, Donald Rex Peart.

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Sources

Utah Polks Logan City Directory 1904, R.L. Polt and Co. Publishers, pg 190. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, 979.2 L828d.
"Utah, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJD-TT4V?view=explore : May 24, 2025), image 1234 of 2046;. Image Group Number: 008096969