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

Hensley/Salt Lake Cutoff - Hampton Ford

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

1. Hensley/Salt Lake Cutoff - Hampton Ford Marker

Inscription. "...we came to Bear River Crossing, ... There has been a ferry established here all summer until the later week, when the waters have become so much fallen that it renders it useless The river is now about 150 ft. wide, an average depth of 2 1/2 feet. The waters are of a deep green, resembling sea water, but tastes fresh and sweet. The current is very swift and strong..." -- Jessie Gould Hannon, August 19, 1849

Erected 2002 by Utah Westerners Foundation & Oregon California Trails Association, Utah Crossroads Chapter. (Marker Number HSLC UT-8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1849.

Location. 41° 47.202′ N, 112° 6.366′ W. Marker is in Collingston, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is on Bigger Road near West 15200 North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3605 Bigler Road, Collinston UT 84306, 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 West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hampton's Bear River Crossing (within shouting distance of this marker); Hansen Dairy (approx. 2½ miles away); The Bear River Crossing (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hansen Cooperative Dairy (approx. 3½ miles away); Garland Carnegie Library (approx. 4.3 miles away); Tremonton Methodist Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Borgstrom Brothers (approx. 6.1 miles away); Boise Ford (approx. 6.7 miles away).

More about this marker. This marker is located at the end of Bigler Road.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

2. Hensley/Salt Lake Cutoff - Hampton Ford Marker

Hampton Ford image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

3. Hampton Ford

The marker is at the far left.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.