Near Syracuse in Davis County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
William S. Holt
1906 - 1989
Photographed By Connor Olson, April 16, 2021
1. William S. Holt Marker
First Chairman of Great Salt Lake Authority
State Legislature
Member of Davis Recreation Committee
Syracuse Farmer
Sometime known as “Antelope Bill“
“It was on a hot July day in 1959. I had a walk down around Bridger Bay and came upon Ladyfinger. I said there behind a rock to rest in the shade. As I said there I look towards the east to the great expanse of the lake and the Wasatch Mountains. A little farther west as far as your eyes could see was water. Then the thought came to me ‘Why has it been locked up for so long? Why haven’t the people of Davis County been over and seen it.’
I stood on the bluff looking down towards the bay. I could see in my mind hundreds of automobiles parked in a huge parking lot with Half Moon Bay full of bathers. I could hear their shouting and laughter coming to my ears. I then turned east towards the Wasatch Mountains. I could see a smooth ribbon of black top, a freshwater lake on the east side with a few boats gliding, and the thought came to me, ‘Why didn’t our forefathers develop this great natural resource?’ Then somethings seem to say, ‘It’s been left for your generation.’ From that time on, I had a dream and I wanted to see it come to pass.“
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Location. 41° 3.384′ N, 112° 14.472′ W. Marker is near Syracuse, Utah, in Davis County. Marker can be reached from Antelope Island Road south of Davis County Causeway. The marker is located at the Visitor Center of Antelope Island State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4528 W 1700 S, Syracuse UT 84075, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brine Shrimp and the Great Salt Lake (within shouting distance of this marker); The Road To Nowhere (approx. ¼ mile away); Hollywood Comes to Antelope Island (approx. 3.6 miles away); Antelope Island (approx. 6.7 miles away); Antelope Island Causeway (approx. 6.7 miles away); Great Salt Lake (approx. 6.7 miles away); Our Desert Island Home (approx. 6.9 miles away); Welcome to the Frary Homestead (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syracuse.
Photographed By Connor Olson, April 16, 2021
2. William S. Holt Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2021, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2021, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
