Loa in Wayne County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Loa, Utah

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018

1. Loa, Utah Marker

Inscription. Loa townsite was named in 1876, after Mauna Loa, the beautiful 13,000 foot high volcanic mountain on the Island of Hawaii, by Franklin Wheeler Young, a missionary to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in 1856, and was dedicated by Patriarch Elias Hicks Blackburn of Loa on November 1, 1891.

This piece of Phoehoe lava from the 9,500 foot level of Mauna Loa was obtained in 1955 by Eldon Putnam Morrell, a native of Loa, and his wife Ruth Jorgenson Morrell, missionaries to Hawaii in 1921 and 1925, respectively, and was donated through the D.U.P. to the town of Loa.

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1891.

Location. 38° 24.118′ N, 111° 38.684′ W. Marker is in Loa, Utah, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of South 100 West and West Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South 100 West. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Loa UT 84747, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Wayne Stake Tithing Office (a few steps from this marker); Loa Tithing Office (a few steps from this marker); Loa Veterans Memorial (about

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500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Loa Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); "Tragedy in the Desert" (about 500 feet away); Fremont Irrigation Office Building (about 600 feet away); The First Grave (approx. 2.1 miles away); Allred Point (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loa.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018

2. Loa, Utah Marker

The piece of Phoehoe Lava is below the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2019, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2019, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.