The Avenues in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
First Playground
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, December 17, 2024
1. First Playground Marker
This marker stands 90 ft. north of the gate to Lindsey's Gardens. First playground in Utah. In 1865 Mark Lindsey and wife Bithiah Savill Lindsey, handcart pioneers of 1859, homesteaded a quarter-section; built a home, dance hall, museum, lunch arbors, a bathhouse fed from a spring in the ravine, planted gardens, made swings, giant strides, whirleygigs, greasy poles, croquet and baseball grounds, sold soft drinks, homemade ice cream and cake. Admission adults 10c, children 5c.
Camp 27 - Camp 21 - Camp 20 - Camp Ensign
Erected 1948 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 131.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 40° 46.703′ N, 111° 51.932′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in The Avenues. It is on M Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 387 M Street, Salt Lake City UT 84103, United States of
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Regionally, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of John M. Bernhisel (approx. Ό mile away); Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Salt Lake City Japanese American WWII Servicemen Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of Our Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp Park (approx. half a mile away); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Ladies Literary Club Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1051 East South Temple (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.
More about this marker. The marker is located in Lindsey Gardens Park.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, December 17, 2024
2. First Playground Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
