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

Welcome to the Temple Quarry Trail

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. Welcome to the Temple Quarry Trail Marker

Inscription. History has left its mark on Little Cottonwood Canyon. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, this was a busy place! Mining, lumbering, and quarrying drew hundreds, even thousands of people to towns that have since died. Graniteville, Wasatch, Hogum, Tannersville, Central City, Alta, and Emmaville are gone, but the stories and evidence of occupation remain.

Mormon Pioneers used this site to quarry rock used in the building the Salt Lake City Temple. As you walk the trail, you will see the marks of quarrying left on the rocks. Enjoy learning more about the canyon resources people have relied on for hundreds of years, and will rely upon for manyy years to come.

Erected by US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 34.319′ N, 111° 46.508′ W. Marker is near Sandy, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from Utah Route 209 near Route 210. The marker is located on the Temple Quarry Nature Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sandy

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UT 84092, 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: Temple Granite Quarry (here, next to this marker); Your Roots (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Temple Quarry Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Rocky Mountain Goat Lookout (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple Stone Quarry (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple Quarry Amphitheater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Plugging into Water (about 500 feet away); Granite Settlement (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy.

Temple Quarry Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. Temple Quarry Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,334 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide area view of the marker and its surroundings. • Photo of rocks showing marks of quarrying as stated in the marker text. • Can you help?