Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Captain James Brown

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, May 2, 2020

1. Captain James Brown - Marker on Left

Inscription.
Captain James Brown Captain James Brown, Pioneer, Soldier and one of the founders of Ogden, enlisted in the Mormon Battalion of the U. S. Army in the Mexican War, July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and was made Captain of Company C. The Battalion marched overland to San Diego, longest march of infantry ever recorded. At Santa Fe, Captain Brown was placed in charge of the sick detachment and ordered to Pueblo where they spent the winter of 1846-47 with a group of converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints enroute from Mississippi to the Salt Lake Valley.
In the spring he marched his men by the way of Fort Laramie and the South Pass arriving in the valley July 29, 1847, closely following Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneers.

Captain James Brown Early in August he left by way of Fort Hall for California to collect the Army pay due members of the Battalion. Returning late in 1847, he stopped at the Fort of Mile Goodyear, a trapper, located near the junction of the Ogden and Weber Rivers. From Goodyear he purchased for $3,000 all the land now comprising Weber County together with some livestock

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and the fort.
The land was conveyed to Captain Brown in a Mexican land grant, this entire area being at that time part of Mexico. In January, 1848, he settle here with his family and began the colonization of Brownsville, later Ogden. He was born September 30, 1801, and died September 30, 1863.

Erected 1947 by Descendants of of Captain James Brown, Citizens of Weber County and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 112.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Mormon Battalion, and the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 41° 13.211′ N, 111° 58.277′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It can be reached from Washington Boulevard. Marker is in the park located at the southwest corner of Washington Boulevard and 25th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2549 Washington Boulevard, Ogden UT 84401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Captain James Brown - Marker on Right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, May 2, 2020

2. Captain James Brown - Marker on Right

this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the 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 walking distance of this marker: John Henry Weber (1779-1859) (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Forts in and Near Ogden Utah (a few steps from this marker); Jedediah Strong Smith (a few steps from this marker); Lorin Farr (a few steps from this marker); Odgen/Weber Municipal Building (within shouting distance of this marker); John M. Browning (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peter Skene Ogden (about 400 feet away); The Bigelow Hotel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Captain James Brown Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, May 2, 2020

3. Captain James Brown Marker

Rear View of the Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, May 2, 2020

4. Rear View of the Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 2,758 times since then and 187 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.