Ok - Most of you hav seen the large grates in the park in the middle of Presidents circle. They are in the center of the park, approximately a hundred yards from the entrance of the administration building. What you don’t know is the history of the tunnel system underneath these grates. This elaborate system was first conceived by Brigham Young in early February, 1850… just weeks before the school first opened. It was meant as an underground shelter for students in case of a catastrophe. The tunnel system still exists today, in part. It was expanded to the Marriott library when it was first built - but recent construction has cut off that access. The only remaining section of the tunnel that is still usable goes up to the Union building. But - the other end is underneath those grates…. so there really isn’t much point in using it. Still an interesting piece of history though.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I always wondered what was under there. I just assumed it was just water. Now that you say it though - I do recall hearing voices in there occasionally.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
They have a system of tunnels like that at USU, however they are used for the Steam Heating systems, and as time grew they used them to lay electrical lines to new buildings.