Pleasant Grove in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Battle Creek

Mar. 5, 1849

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

1. Battle Creek Marker

Inscription. This monument is in memory of the first armed engagement between the Mormon Pioneers and the native Americans that inhabited Utah Valley, and serves as a reminder of the extreme sacrifice given by both people
This skirmish at the mouth of Battle Creek Canyon gave it its name.

Erected 1997 by Eagle project by Jared Warburton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location. 40° 21.806′ N, 111° 42.036′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Grove, Utah, in Utah County. It can be reached from East 200 South 0.3 miles east of South 1500 East. Park at end of road and walk 100 feet up trail to marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasant Grove UT 84062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

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

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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: Fryer Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of the First Settlement of Pleasant Grove (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Pleasant Grove Fort (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Old Pleasant Grove Fort (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lewis W. and Lydia Brown Lunch House (approx. 1.9 miles away); History of Pleasant Grove Train Station (approx. 2 miles away); Pleasant Grove's First Fire Station (approx. 2 miles away); Jeppa and Anna Nelson Granary (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Grove.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

2. Battle Creek Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

3. Battle Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.