Millcreek in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Gardner's Saw Mill

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted

1. Gardner's Saw Mill Marker

Inscription. Was erected by Robert Gardner and his sons, Archibald, Robert and William, on Warm Springs Stream, in Salt Lake City, October, 1847, where three boards were sawed. The Mill was moved to this site in 1848, producing the first commercial lumber in Utah, on the first formal grant of water for industrial use. Later, a flour mill was erected a few rods upstream, these plants giving the name, Millcreek, to the stream and canyon. Gardner's Fort, domicile of the Gardner families, was located a short distance northeast, the Gardner's receiving the first permit to leave the pioneer fort.

Erected 1935 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, The Gardner Family and the Priesthood of Wilford Ward. (Marker Number 57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 40° 41.605′ N, 111° 50.912′ W. Marker is in Millcreek, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on Highland Drive south of East Millcreek

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Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Lake City UT 84106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Gardner Saw Mill Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Gardner Jr. House and Mill Site / Gardner Home and Mill Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Home of Robert Gardner, Jr. 1819-1906 (within shouting distance of this marker); Archibald's Garage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mark’s/Westminster School of Nursing (approx. half a mile away); History of the Brickyard / Edward Potter Hemsley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Legacy of the Black Pioneer

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted

2. Gardner's Saw Mill Marker

(approx. 1.1 miles away); Edward Pugh Home (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millcreek.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,902 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.