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

Birdseye Marble Quarry

Heartbeat of the Canyon

Photographed By Tate Tanner

1. Birdseye Marble Quarry Marker

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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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles

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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 away); Pond Town Fort (approx. 11.4 miles away); Dominguez y Escalante Expedition (approx. 11½ 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); The Walker War (approx. 12.6 miles away).

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2018

2. Birdseye Marble Quarry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Tate Tanner of Spanish fork, Utah. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2017, by Tate Tanner of Spanish fork, Utah. 2. submitted on May 18, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.