Birdseye in Sanpete County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Birdseye Marble Quarry

Heartbeat of the Canyon

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, August 21, 2024

1. Birdseye Marble Quarry Marker

Inscription. Looking east to the red ledges you can see the quarry, originally operated by the Mormon Church and others in the 1880's to the 1940's as the Nebo Rock Works, Thistle Rock Works and Birdseye Marble Quarry.

The stone polishes to a high degree and is prized by jewelers and builders. Stone from the quarry is in the Utah State Capitol, the Mormon Chapel in Washington, D.C, the Lincoln Memorial,and other state and federal buildings Thanks to The Road Commission Manti-LaSall National Forest The people of Birdseye

Erected 1990 by Sons of the Utah Pioneers Palmyra Chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list.

Location. 39° 55.468′ N, 111° 32.664′ W. Marker is in Birdseye, Utah, in Sanpete County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 89 and Birdseye Road (Route 89), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 89. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairview UT 84629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Given Family Massacre (approx. 7.8 miles away); Salem’s First Post Office (approx. 11.4 miles

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away); Pond Town Fort (approx. 11.4 miles away); Dominguez y Escalante Expedition (approx. 11½ miles away); Battle of Diamond Fork (approx. 11.6 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 12 miles away); Spanish Fork Heritage Cemetery (approx. 12 miles away); Black Hawk - Ute Indian Chief (approx. 12.1 miles away).

Photographed by Tate Tanner

2. Birdseye Marble Quarry Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2018

3. Birdseye Marble Quarry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Tate Tanner of Spanish fork, Utah. This page has been viewed 2,146 times since then and 162 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. 2. submitted on January 30, 2017, by Tate Tanner of Spanish fork, Utah. 3. submitted on May 18, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.