Kaysville in Davis County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

George Pilling Adams Cabin

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, September 30, 2018

1. George Pilling Adams Cabin Marker

Inscription. George Pilling Adams was born in the old Kay's Ward in 1857 and attended school in what came to be known as Kaysville. George grew up on a farm and became a farmer by trade before his marriage to Ann Eliza Forbes in December of 1876. He built this cozy little cabin for his bride and future family. Logs for the cabin were felled in Adams Canyon to the east of George's farm. The cabin measured 16 x 18 feet and contained 288 square feet of living space. In this small space, the first of the couple's ten children were born. Eventually, the cabin was expanded with other additions.

This cabin survived for 139 years at a location just south of Gordon Avenue about a half mile east of Fairfield Road in what is now Layton City. In 2015, the Kaysville Daughters of the Utah Pioneers moved the original cabin to Heritage Park. The cabin will be used by the DUP to keep alive the stories, activities, and facts about the early pioneers.

Erected 2016 by Kaysville City. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1876.

Location. 41° 2.415′ N, 111° 56.172′ W.

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Marker is in Kaysville, Utah, in Davis County. It is at the intersection of Crestwood Road and Fairfield Road, on the right when traveling east on Crestwood Road. Marker is on the north side of Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 North Fairfield Road, Kaysville UT 84037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Weinel Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kaysville Presbyterian Church and School (approx. 0.4 miles away); John George Moroni Barnes House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barnes-Gibson Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kaysville Tabernacle (approx. half a mile away); Kay's Ward Meetinghouse (approx. half a mile away); John Clifton & Ruth Walker Linford

George Pilling Adams Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, September 30, 2018

2. George Pilling Adams Cabin and Marker

(approx. 1.2 miles away); Stage Coach Station (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kaysville.

Back of George Pilling Adams Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, September 30, 2018

3. Back of George Pilling Adams Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,254 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.