Provo in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Utah Lake Resorts

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

1. Utah Lake Resorts Marker

Inscription. Settlers of the Utah Lake area, attracted by its sandy beaches, built resorts which provided dancing, boating, swimming and picnicking. The earliest sites and their proprietors were “Woodbury Park” Pleasant Grove 1880, B.W. Driggs Jr., “Old Lake”, first called “Snail Island”, Provo 1883, Don H. Corry and R.H. Dodd; “Geneva”, Orem 1888, John Dallin; “Lincoln Beach“, 1892, John Hallett; “American Fork”, 1892, Chas. Roberts & Samuel Dean; “Murdock”, Lehi 1894, George Murdock. “Saratoga”, a warm spring resort near the lake west of Lehi was built in the late 1860’s by John Beck, and is still in operation in 1970.

Erected 1970 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 369.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 40° 14.2′ N, 111° 43.9′ W. Marker is in Provo, Utah, in Utah County. It is at the intersection of West Center Street and

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South Airport Dike Road, on the left when traveling west on West Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Provo UT 84601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Firebug Bit Provo in 1878 (approx. half a mile away); Fort Utah (approx. 2 miles away); A Curious Craft Once Skimmed the Ice on Utah Lake (approx. 2 miles away); Large Showboat Once Sailed on Utah Lake (approx. 2 miles away); The City of Provo was founded in 1849 by Mormon pioneers (approx. 2.7 miles away); Provo Once Had a Silk Industry (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Partial Columbian Mammoth Remains Unearthed at This Site (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

2. Utah Lake Resorts Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Provo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

3. Utah Lake Resorts Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.