Marriott-Slaterville in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Marriott Settlement Meeting House

Marriott-Slaterville City Historical Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2023

1. Marriott Settlement Meeting House Marker

Inscription. John Marriott, an English immigrant and pioneer, permanently settled here in 1855, founding Marriott Settlement or Marriottsville. Other families soon arrived including the Butler, Elmer, Hodson, Morris, and Stanger families. In 1856, the Marriott branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed. Marriott Ward was incorporated on March 22, 1882, and a meeting house was built near this site in 1893. On September 25, 1965, the meeting house was demolished.

Erected by City of Marriott-Slaterville and Weber County RAMP. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1882.

Location. 41° 14.708′ N, 112° 0.562′ W. Marker is in Marriott-Slaterville, Utah, in Weber County. It is on South 1200 West north of West 1200 South Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located outside Old Frontier gas station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1192 S 1200 W, Ogden UT 84404, 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: Marriott School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. Willard Marriott Birthplace (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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John Marriott and Susannah Fowkes Marriott Home Site (approx. half a mile away); Rivers' Confluence (approx. ¾ mile away); Rose Lawn Dairy (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hyrum Willard Marriott and Ellen Morris Marriott Farm (approx. 1.4 miles away); Defense Depot Ogden (approx. 1½ miles away); Marriott-Slaterville City (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marriott-Slaterville.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2023

2. Marriott Settlement Meeting House Marker

Marker is outside Old Frontier gas station.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.