Cedar City in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Escalante Trail

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

1. Escalante Trail Marker

Inscription. Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante with Father Dominguez and eight others, first white men to enter the Great Basin, left Santa Fe July 29, 1776 in attempt to reach Monterey. Abandoning attempt, party passed thru Cedar Valley October 12 on return to Santa Fe.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Dominguez y Escalante Expedition series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1776.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 40.871′ N, 113° 3.69′ W. Marker was in Cedar City, Utah, in Iron County. Marker was at the intersection of Main Street and 200 North on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 200 N Main Street, Cedar City UT 84720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Heroine of China (a few steps from this marker); El Escalante Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Utah Parks Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Cedar City Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Southern Paiute People (about

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700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Stockman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bank of Southern Utah (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Harrison (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedar City.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

2. Escalante Trail Marker

Escalante Trail Marker detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

3. Escalante Trail Marker detail

The artwork is by artist Christian Petersen (Danish-American, 1885-1961).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,032 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on February 23, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.