Hyrum in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hyrum Smith

Feb. 9, 1800 — June 27, 1844

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2016

1. Hyrum Smith Marker

Inscription. In whose honor Hyrum City was named
in 1860

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 41° 38.026′ N, 111° 51.387′ W. Marker is in Hyrum, Utah, in Cache County. It is on West Main Street (Utah Route 101) west of South Center Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker and statue are located near the center of Hyrum City Square park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 83 West Main Street, Hyrum UT 84319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

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: The Great Fur Cache (within shouting distance of this marker); Elite Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soren Hansen Castle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Hyrum First Ward Meetinghouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Hollow (approx. 1.1 miles away); Original Church Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away); Millville (approx. 3½ miles away); Niels P. Hjorth Molasses Mill (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyrum.

Also see . . .
1. Hyrum Smith. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints website entry:
When the Nauvoo City Council agreed to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor press in June 1844, controversy engulfed both Joseph and Hyrum. Together,

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the brothers placed the city under martial law to protect citizens from the threat of mobs. Both were served writs of treason for their martial law order and had to leave for Carthage, Illinois, to stand trial. While Hyrum and Joseph awaited trial, a mob stormed Carthage Jail, killing the brothers in a flurry of gunfire. Latter-day Saints have memorialized Hyrum as a martyr ever since. Many of his descendants became leaders of the Church, including his son Joseph F. Smith and grandson Joseph Fielding Smith, who each in turn served as President of the Church. (Submitted on May 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Hyrum Smith Timeline. The Joseph Smith website entry (Submitted on May 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Hyrum Smith: A Man of Mildness and Integrity. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints website entry:
These artifacts are perhaps the most intimate remembrance of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith: they are the clothes Hyrum was wearing when he was killed, the watch he carried in his pocket that day, and a pair of sunglasses he owned. (Submitted on May 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2016

2. Hyrum Smith Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.