Bicknell in Wayne County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Raising Livestock
Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025
1. Raising Livestock Marker
Inscription.
Raising Livestock. . Many early settlers of Bicknell had small herds of cattle or sheep. Initially, because there was ample grazing in the valley, fencing was nonexistent and community herds and grounds were common. As numbers grew, it became necessary to construct fences and to graze livestock on surrounding mountains and deserts. Later, farming became a means of providing additional feed for livestock. but short growing seasons have always made farming difficult. Transporting cattle to market was difficult for early settlers. Until roads were built in the 1930s, stock was driven to railroads in Nephi and Green River and later to a branch line in Sevier County., Today, the ranching industry is made up of many family operations. Although cattle management is becoming more mechanized, a man on horseback will never be replaced in the rough, rocky canyons and mountains of this area. In Bicknell, cowboys are still cowboys, and horses are their most important tool., Captions , (Photo #1) Corrals by Sunglow , (Photo #2) Shearing sheep , (Photo #3) Early pioneer child with sheep , (Photo #4) Caffle grazing south of Bicknell with Ant Hill in background , (Photo #5) Corrals below Bicknell
Many early settlers of Bicknell had small herds of cattle or sheep. Initially, because there was ample grazing in the valley, fencing was nonexistent and community herds and grounds were common. As numbers grew, it became necessary to construct fences and to graze livestock on surrounding mountains and deserts. Later, farming became a means of providing additional feed for livestock. but short growing seasons have always made farming difficult. Transporting cattle to market was difficult for early settlers. Until roads were built in the 1930s, stock was driven to railroads in Nephi and Green River and later to a branch line in Sevier County.
Today, the ranching industry is made up of many family operations. Although cattle management is becoming more mechanized, a man on horseback will never be replaced in the rough, rocky canyons and mountains of this area. In Bicknell, cowboys are still cowboys, and horses are their most important tool.
Captions (Photo #1) Corrals by Sunglow (Photo #2) Shearing sheep (Photo #3) Early pioneer child with sheep (Photo #4) Caffle grazing south of Bicknell with Ant Hill in background (Photo #5) Corrals below Bicknell
Location. 38° 20.443′ N, 111° 33.073′ W. Marker is in Bicknell, Utah, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Utah Route 24) and S 400 W, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. The marker is located at the Bicknell Veterans & Heritage Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 W Main St, Bicknell UT 84715, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
