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THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
September 2013
Of course, there’s no train through Sandy
either, and that fact may have drawn
Fredrich to land his family here.
Fredrich bought 80 acres off Cedar
Creek and built a log house on what would
become Ten Eyck Road. Once settled,
Fredrich became a co-founder of Sandy,
constructing a mill race east of Cedar
Creek Bridge and a our mill downstream,
powered by the race. Later, he built a large
house just south of the log house, and
opened a store, dance hall, saloon and
post of ce at the corner of Ten Eyck and
Highway 26.
That sounds like a lot more fun than the
7-Eleven that stands in that spot today.
Through the records, we also know that
Fredrich led a mining claim in February
1901 to take silver, gold and lead from
Cheeney Creek, south of Welches. It is
unclear whether he was pro table there,
but his success as a founder of Sandy is
unmistakable.
The Meinigs had two sons, Albon and
Paul. Paul was born back in Germany, and
when Fredrich died in 1902, the stage was
set for Paul to take over the business. In
1911, Paul Meinig opened a store with an
attached home at what is now the corner
of Meinig and Pioneer boulevard.
Albon and his wife, Minnie, had a son
named Milton in 1908, and any history
geek would enjoy taking a look at a hunting
permit issued to Milton in 1940, which is
on le at the museum.
Modern-day Sandyites enjoy music in
Meinig Park and do their city business at
the City Hall, both of which were made
possible through a land deal struck in
1963, when the Meinig family sold 15
acres to the city for $7,000, under the
stipulation that the subsequent park be
named in honor of their family.
History is a long arc of events that blend
to create what we consider the present. In
the case of Sandy, it is safe to say that a
railroad survey team back in Missouri
around 1870, making a decision to bypass
a little town with a our mill, laid the tracks
for the Meinig family’s move here.
Frederich Meinig
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: SANDY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Meinig home and farm were
located on the site of the 1997 housing
development known as Scenic
Meadows in the east end of Sandy.
This photo was saved from being
thrown away by Vic Ullman. It was
given to Sandy Historical Society by
Vicky Ullman Picking, Vic’s daughter.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO:
SANDY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEINIG: From Page 7
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LEFT
ABOVE
The Meinig family established their
mercantile, post of ce, saloon
and dance hall at the corner
of Ten Eyck and what is now
Highway 26 in the late 1800’s.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: SANDY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
