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

Thomas Phillip White Cabin

Salt Lake City, Utah 1860

— Relocated in 1986 —

Thomas Phillip White Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. Thomas Phillip White Cabin Marker

Inscription. Thomas Phillip White built this cabin in 1860 where he lived with his wife, Alice Potts White, and their two young children. The family lived in this cabin until 1869, when they moved to a larger adobe house that Thomas built nearby.

Erected by This Is The Place Foundation. (Marker Number 65.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 40° 45.206′ N, 111° 48.922′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It can be reached from First South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2601 Sunnyside Avenue South, Salt Lake City UT 84108, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Deseret Hospital and Quilt Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Orson Pratt Observatory (within shouting distance of this marker); Smoot Hall at Brigham Young Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); John Gardiner Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Children’s Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Pine Valley Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Pavilion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jewkes-Draper Home (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Thomas Phillip White Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. Thomas Phillip White Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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