Provost South in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Nuttall Spring

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 9, 2023

1. The Nuttall Spring Marker

Inscription. Groundwater has found its way to the surface along the toe of this natural escarpment. This geologic feature lies within the Wasatch Fault Zone and roughly parallels the fault. The smaller seeps have low flows that evaporate or soak into the ground during hot summer months, but this spring provides a reliable source of water all year.

The concrete box is a remnant of a former water system used by the Nuttall family. Spring water was captured in the concrete basin and piped to a small pump house where it was pumped up to the Nuttall home formerly located on the knoll at the northeast corner of the park. The home overlooked a beautiful estate with an orchard and pasture land. The spring provided drinking water as well as water for the garden, prized gladiolus, the orchard, pasture and animals. Any excess water flowed into the brook that is still present today. The Nuttall family eventually sold their estate to Provo City for the creation of Bicentennial Park and now the spring provides surface water through part of the constructed wetland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 40° 12.767′ N,

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111° 37.861′ W. Marker is in Provo, Utah, in Utah County. It is in Provost South. It can be reached from East 1440 South east of South 1470 East. Marker is located at Bicentennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 E 1440 S, Provo UT 84606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front.

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: Fremont Cottonwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Wetland Shrubs (within shouting distance of this marker); Fish in Utah Lake and the Provo River Saved Utah’s Early Settlers from Starvation (within shouting distance of this marker); Why Was This Wetland Made? (within shouting distance of this marker); A Provo Accident Hastened the Death of President Heber C. Kimball

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 9, 2023

2. The Nuttall Spring Marker

Marker is located at Bicentennial Park on a nature trail

(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Burial Grounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); History of Scott Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Provo’s Name Has an Interesting History (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Provo.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.