The Men & Women Who Built Lehi: Business savvy couple creates one of Lehi's most beloved enterprises
Lara M. Bangerter | Lehi Historical Society and Archives In 1882, Sarah Ann Dixon Broadbent suggested to her husband, Joseph Lees Broadbent, that they build a small mercantile on theend of their adobe home. A watchmaker by trade, Joseph traveled the territory every summer to pick up broken watches and clocks needing repair and returned them in the spring. Meanwhile, Sarah sewed work clothes, and it provided a good income. With the mercantile, she could see a new and impr...
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