Fredonia in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
A Thousand Years of Gardens
Pipe Spring National Monument
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 23, 2024
1. A Thousand Years of Gardens Marker
The plants you see all around you here are just the latest generation of spring-fed cultivation - gardens in the desert that stretch back more than 10 centuries.
The ancestors of today's Kaibab Paiute used water from this spring to grow small-scale gardens of corn, beans, and squash near here. They also gathered and ate many seeds and greens from a variety of native plants.
[Captions]: Deseret Hospitality
Let the people...plant vineyards and orchards...[and] treat the passing strangers with respect.
President Brigham young, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1847-1977.
Mormon pioneers here irrigated as many as 10 acres to grow turnips, carrots, beans, corn, grapevines, pumpkins, and an orchard of apple, pear, and plum trees.
When travelers in the late 1800s stopped here for water and food, the fruit and fresh produce from Pipe Spring's irrigated gardens added welcome variety to a frontier-era diet dominated by bread, potatoes, and meat.
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 36° 51.736′ N, 112° 44.376′
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Southwest and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, 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 walking distance of this marker: A Good Drink of Water (within shouting distance of this marker); At Home in the Desert (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pipe Springs National Monument (about 300 feet away); 995 Miles of Wire (about 400 feet away); When the Good Grass Goes (about 400 feet away); Yoowuv' (about 400 feet away); Moamop' (about 400 feet away); How Can 10 Million Gallons of Water a Year Suddenly Appear in a Stony Desert? (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredonia.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Pipe Spring National Monument
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 23, 2024
2. A Thousand Years of Gardens Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 23, 2024
3. Grape vines at Pipe Spring National Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
