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

John Gardiner Cabin

Pleasant Grove, Utah 1864

— Relocated in 1979 —

John Gardiner Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. John Gardiner Cabin Marker

Inscription. John Gardiner and his wife Harriet Dyer built this one-room, 13 by 22 foot cabin in Pleasant Grove, Utah. In 1883, John took a second wife, Annie Nichols. They had ten children, seven boys and three girls. A lean-to of rock and adobe was added to accommodate the children of the second marriage, as was the loft, which is accessible only by an outside ladder. This cabin represents the humble, economic status of many new immigrants who could bring very few furnishings and personal belongings with them to Utah.

Erected by This Is The Place Foundation. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 40° 45.217′ N, 111° 48.959′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and Brigham Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City UT, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt

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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 walking distance of this marker: Orson Pratt Observatory (a few steps from this marker); Pine Valley Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Smoot Hall at Brigham Young Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewkes-Draper Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrus Halfway House and Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Phillip White Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Salt Lake Social Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

John Gardiner Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. John Gardiner Cabin

Gardiner Cabin Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

3. Gardiner Cabin Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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