Near Magna in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Garfield & Lake Point Resorts

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

1. Garfield & Lake Point Resorts Marker

Inscription. From 1881 to 1893 Garfield Beach was the most famous and finest recreation resort on the shores of Great Salt Lake, with its railroad station, lunch stand, restaurant, bath houses and pier leading to the dance pavilion, and with the pioneer steamboat "City of Corinne" exhibited at anchor. Lake Point was located 1½ miles west. A three story hotel erected there by Dr. Jeter Clinton became a stopping place for Overland stages. The boulders used for this shaft was taken from "Old Buffalo Ranch" one half mile west.

Erected 1954 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 115.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 40° 44.799′ N, 112° 11.126′ W. Marker is near Magna, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from Frontage Road (Interstate 80 at milepost 101), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12408 Frontage Rd, Salt Lake City UT 84116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Black Rock Resort (here, next to this marker); Jedediah Smith's Trail - Great Salt Lake (here, next to this marker); Looking Back in Time (approx. 2.3 miles away); Black Rock Historic Site (approx. 2.4 miles away); Empress Theatre (approx. 4.7 miles away); Magna Community Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Pleasant Green Ward (approx. 5.2 miles away); Buffalo Park (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Magna.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

2. Garfield & Lake Point Resorts Marker

View to northwest of Great Salt Lake

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

3. Garfield & Lake Point Resorts Marker

View to northeast of Great Salt Lake

<i>Garfield Bathing Pavilion, Great Salt Lake</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by the Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1900

4. Garfield Bathing Pavilion, Great Salt Lake

Image courtesy of the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, August 18, 2024

5. Garfield & Lake Point Resorts Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,810 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on August 26, 2015. 5. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.