Dugway in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Burial Plot
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
1. Burial Plot Marker
Enclosing graves (West side) of two men and a child, emigrants of the early eighteen sixties.
Original Wall erected in 1888, by Mrs. Horace (Aunt Libby) Rockwell, to shelter graves of her beloved dogs. 1. Jenny Lind, 2. Josephine Bonaparte, 3. Bishop, 4. Toby Tyler, companions in her lonely, childless vigils here. About 1866 to 1890.
Erected 1941 by Enrollees of U.S. Grazing Division, C. C. C. Camp G-154, Company 2517; Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, Tooele County Tourism Tax Grant, Sons of Utah Pioneers - Settlement Canyon Chapter. (Marker Number 95.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Roads & Vehicles • Women. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 40° 7.118′ N, 112° 34.659′ W. Marker is in Dugway, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Pony Express Road 1½ miles south of South Davis Ranch Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dugway UT 84022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front, in the West Desert, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lookout Station (about
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More about this marker. Rededicated in 2017, also SUP No. 239
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
2. Burial Plot Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
