Today we head out into the middle of nowhere and explore some abandoned buildings. In one of the buildings we find something hiding in the wall…
“HISTORY
Modena grew up in the area of Desert Springs and Indian Springs in Kane County, Utah.
The exact source of the name is hard to pin down. One source states that an Italian laborer named the railroad camp after Modena, Italy. Another source relates that a Chinese cook during the serving of dinner would call out periodically, “Mo’dinna, mo’dinna”.
With the arrival of the railroad in the Modena area in December 1899, the town grew up to supply water for the steam engines and as a railhead for shipping products into and out of the area. There was a lot of wagon traffic between Modena and St. George
Brigham J. Lund, along with two partners, E. M. Brown and Jose Price, started a small business venture here. In time they were freighting to St. George, Utah; Pioche, Nevada and Delamar. Lund soon bought out his partners and in 1903 incorporated under the name of B. J. Lund & Company. The name “Lund” is still found on several buildings in town including the General Merchandise & Hotel building.
By 1903, a U.S. Weather Bureau office had also been established in Modena. ”
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