East Central in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Kennedy Ditch

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

1. Kennedy Ditch Marker

Inscription. The Kennedy Ditch was an early pioneer irrigation canal taken out of Parley's Canyon stream near 17th East. The construction was achieved as a cooperative work project, and the new channel named after its first Watermaster, Charles Kennedy, a Utah pioneer of 1848. The area brought under cultivation covered 864 acres of small farm lands extending west of 13th East from 21st South northward to 9th South.

Erected 2019 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 96.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list.

Location. 40° 44.023′ N, 111° 51.552′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in East Central. It is on 1100 East, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1621 1100 E, Salt Lake City UT 84105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American

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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 walking distance of this marker: Converse Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Ferry Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Jordan & Salt Lake City Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Old Sugar House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Utah Penitentiary (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Utah Penitentiary (approx. ¾ mile away); Herman L. Franks (approx. ¾ mile away); Previous Site of the Utah State Penitentiary (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

2. Kennedy Ditch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.