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

Tarlton Lewis

1805-1890

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018

1. Tarlton Lewis Marker

Inscription. LDS convert of 1836 – Wounded in massacre at Haun's Mill, Missouri, 1838 – Moved to Illinois – Set apart as Bishop of Nauvoo 4th Ward and helped to build Nauvoo Temple – Captain of fifty in first Pioneer Company to enter Salt Lake Valley, 1847 – First LDS Bishop of Salt Lake City – Helped establish towns of Parawon and Minersville, Utah – Bishop of Parawon and Richfield 2nd Wards – Died at the home of son, Beason, Teasdale, Utah.

Erected 1987 by Mt. View Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers and Lewis Family.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 38° 17.381′ N, 111° 28.587′ W. Marker is in Teasdale, Utah, in Wayne County. It can be reached from Teasdale Road one mile south of Utah Route 24, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in center of cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Teasdale UT 84773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Public Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nielsen Grist Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Torrey Log School and Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Torrey Log Church and Schoolhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away); Building a Community (approx. 3.1 miles away); World War Veterans (approx. 5.2 miles away); Relief Society Hall (approx. 5.2 miles away); In Memory of Black Hawk War Veterans (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Teasdale.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018

2. Tarlton Lewis Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 29, 2018

3. Tarlton Lewis Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.