UTUtah field entry
Smith & Edwards — Farr West/Ogden
Ogden, UT
The original Smith & Edwards destination, where a landmark rocket-topped sign points toward an immense general store and outdoor surplus yard filled with everything from workwear and hardware to sporting, farm and household goods.
Smith & Edwards combines destination-scale general-store retail with decades of military-surplus history and a sprawling outdoor surplus yard at its original northern Utah property.
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Why it belongs
Destination-scale general store, workwear and outdoor outfitter, hardware and farm supplier, household-and-pantry retailer and open-air military-surplus yard beneath a rocket-topped roadside sign.
Its sheer department range, long surplus history, outdoor yard and unmistakable roadside sign turn an active big-box general store into a northern Utah browsing destination.
Smith & Edwards’ original store stands in Farr West at an Ogden mailing address. The company began with World War II surplus in 1947, then bought its Farr West acreage in the mid-1950s and made this property its permanent home. Today the approximately 171,000-square-foot store carries workwear, footwear, outdoor and sporting goods, hardware, tools, farm supplies, household goods, pantry items, toys and gifts, while the outdoor surplus yard extends the browse into changing industrial, military and utility finds. The separate West Jordan branch is not part of this record.
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What you will find
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Known for
- Original northern Utah location
- Rocket-topped Smith & Edwards sign
- Approximately 171,000-square-foot store
- Military-surplus roots
- Outdoor surplus yard
- Workwear and footwear
- Hardware and farm supplies
- Outdoor and sporting goods