Alpine in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

John Rowe Moyle in First Handcart Company

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

1. John Rowe Moyle in First Handcart Company Marker

Inscription. John and his wife Phillippa Beer left England early in 1856 to emigrate to the United States. When they arrived in Iowa City - they discovered there were no wagons available to transport them across the plains to Utah.

Brigham Young had instituted a program whereby the emigrants would use a handcart to transport their possessions. They pulled and pushed the cart and walked across the plains of a distance over 1,000 miles.

John and his family were anxious to arrive in the Great Salt Lake Valley before winter, so they volunteered to be members of the Edmund Ellsworth Company, the first handcart company. They started the journey across the plains in June of 1856, and they arrived in Salt Lake on September 26, 1856. John was so exhausted and worn out his hands resembled "Bird Claws". It was a time of great hardship but in their faith and determination had seen them through.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1856.

Location. 40° 27.86′ N, 111° 46.045′ W. Marker is in Alpine, Utah, in Utah County. It can be reached from East Moyle Park Circle north of East 770 North. Marker is located at Moyle Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 E 770 N, Alpine UT 84004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Great Trek (here, next to this marker); Outhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Whitby Home (within shouting distance of this marker); John Rowe Moyle Tower Home and Surroundings (within shouting distance of this marker); John Rowe Moyle (within shouting distance of this marker); Relief Society Grainary (within shouting distance of this marker); John Rowe Moyle Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Moyle House & Indian Tower (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alpine.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

2. John Rowe Moyle in First Handcart Company Marker

Marker is under a shelter, on the left

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.