Provo Canyon in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Provo Canyon Guard Quarters
Photographed by Daniel J. Fairbanks, April 4, 2020
1. Provo Canyon Guard Quarters Marker
Provo Canyon Guard Quarters. c 1857. Constructed as a lookout during the Utah War in case the "invading" U.S. troops chose Provo Canyon to access the Wasatch Front. In the end, the conflict was resolved peacefully.
National Register of Historic Places 6-12-1986.
Kyson Taylor, Eagle Project 2019.
Erected 2019.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 40° 20.386′ N, 111° 36.733′ W. Marker is in Provo Canyon, Utah, in Utah County. It is on Alta Ditch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Provo UT 84604, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Let There Be Light (approx. 2.8 miles away); Olmstead Power Plant (approx. 2.8 miles away); Early Orem Canals (approx. 3.6 miles away); World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 3.8 miles away); Utahs Largest Indian Battle was Called the Battle of Provo River. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Battle Creek (approx. 4.9 miles away); Army Troops Caused the Provo Riot in 1870 (approx. 5.1 miles away); Provos First Bank was Late in Coming but Didnt Last Long (approx. 5.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Daniel J. Fairbanks, April 4, 2020
2. Provo Canyon Guard Quarters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2023, by Daniel J. Fairbanks of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Daniel J. Fairbanks of Orem, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
