▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Major ▁Thomas ▁S . ▁Smith . ▁This ▁w alled ▁town site ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Fort ". ▁Early ▁church ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁log ▁school ▁and ▁then ▁an ▁ad obe ▁structure . ▁The ▁county ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁religious ▁meet ings ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁w ard ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁school house ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁meeting house ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Farm ington ▁stretch ed ▁for ▁six ▁miles ▁between ▁Center ville ▁and ▁K ays ville . ▁ ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Primary ▁Association ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁was ▁organized ▁here ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - l ived ▁L atter - day ▁Saint ▁apost les , ▁Le Gr and ▁Rich ards . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁great - grand father , ▁Joseph ▁Lee ▁Robinson , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁North ▁Cot ton wood ▁Ward . ▁L ago on ▁Am usement ▁Park ▁was ▁founded ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁occup ies ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Ez ra ▁T . ▁Clark ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁sett ler ▁of ▁Farm ington ▁who ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁Davis ▁County