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

Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore

Salt Lake City, Utah, late 1850's

— Replicated in 1996 —

Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore Marker

Inscription. Many medicines in the pioneer era were made from herbs planted and grown by settlers around their homes. People also relied on commercial drugstores, like Godbe-Pitts & Company, for more exotic herbs not found in the area. Processed medicines were brought from the East and sold in drugstores.

Erected by This Is The Place Foundation. (Marker Number 33.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 40° 45.303′ N, 111° 48.935′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. Marker can be reached from First North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City UT 84108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dinwoodey Cabinet and Chair Shop (a few steps from this marker); Dinwoodey Pottery Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Z.C.M.I. (Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution) (within shouting distance of this marker); Hooper and Eldredge Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Madsen Furniture Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaving Parlor

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Snelgrove Boot Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Niels and Josephine Anderson Home (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore

Photographed By Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

3. Storeroom

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2021, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2021, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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