Corinne in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The First Weather Station in Utah

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

1. The First Weather Station in Utah Marker

Inscription. In 1870 the first U.S. Government weather station in Utah was erected on this site by the War Department Signal Service, U.S. Army Division of Telegrams and Reports, for the benefit of commerce. The observer was William W. McElroy. The station was moved to Salt Lake City on March 13, 1874.
Corinne Camp - Boxelder County

Erected 1949 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 136.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 41° 32.92′ N, 112° 6.708′ W. Marker is in Corinne, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is at the intersection of North 4000 West (Sixth) and 2350 North (Montana), on the left when traveling north on North 4000 West (Sixth). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2355 North 4000 West (Sixth), Corinne UT 84307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley

and in the West Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain

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West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Corinne Opera House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Bell (about 400 feet away); Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); Presbyterian Centennial (about 600 feet away); Corinne - Pioneer Railroad Town (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Schools (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bear River City (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bear River City Pioneers (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinne.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

2. The First Weather Station in Utah Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.