Liberty Wells in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
First Encampment Park
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025
1. First Encampment Park Marker
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First Encampment Park. . , First Encampment Park is located at the approximate location where the First Pioneer Company of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints camped when they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 22, 1847. The park is an interpretive representation of the landscape the pioneers encountered as they entered into the Salt Lake Valley., Where Is My Pioneer? , Below is a list of the First Company of Pioneers who camped in this area and have their names engraved on the rocks., Adams, Barnabus 22 · Allen, Rufus 27 · Angell, Truman 13 · Atwood Millen 12 · Barney, Lewis 27 · Barnum, Charles D 15 · Boggs, Francis 26 · Brown, George 26 · Brown, Nathaniel 14 · Bullock, Thomas 25 · Burke, Charles A 29 · Burnam, Jacob D 25 · Burnam, Jacob P 29 · Carrington, Albert 12 · Carter, William W 13 · Chamberlain, Solomon 20 · Chesley, Alexander P 20 · Clayton, William 29 · Coltrain, Zebadee 20 · Compton, Allen 27 · Cosby, Oscar 27 · Craig, James 27 · Crow, Family 8 · Dixon, John 38 · Driggs, Sterling 24 · Dykes, William 10 · Earl, Sylvester H 36 · Eastman, Orzo F 23 · Egbert, Joseph T 16 · Eldridge, John S 18 · Fairbainks, Nathaniel 39 · Fitzgerald, Perry 38 · Flake, Green 38 · Fowler, John S 32 · Fox, Samuel B 28 · Freeman, John M 38 · Frost, Burr 19 · Gleason, John 14 · Grant, David 35 · Grand, George R 35 · Greene, John Y 20 · Hancock, Joseph 4 · Hanks, Sidney A 11 · Hansen, HAns C 37 · Henrie, William 6 · Holman, John G 6 · Howd, Simeon F 15 · Ivory, Matthew H 24 · Johnson, Philo 2 · Jackman, Levi 37 · Kelsey, Stephen 4 · Kendall, Levi N 30 · Kleinman, Conrad 21 · Lay, Hark 32 · Lewis, Tarlton 21 · Little, Archibald 33 · Little, Jesse C 33 · Losee, Franklin G 31 Loveland, Chauncey 7 · Marble, Samuel S · Markham, Stephen 28 · Matthews, Joseph L 38 · Mills, George 38 · Myers, Lewis B 39 · Newman, Elijah 7 · Norton, Jacob 7 · Norton, John W 17 · Park, John 39 · Powell, David 39 · Rappleye, A. Tunis 38 · Redden, Return J. 38 · Richards, Willard 6 Roberts, Benjamin M. 2 · Rockwell, Orson Parker 3 · Rolfe, Benjamin W. 4 · Rooker, Joseph 30 · Roundy, Shadvack 40 · Schofield, Joseph S 7 · Scholes, George 2 · Seeley, Owen 28 · Shumway, Andrew P. 11 · Shumway, Charles 11 · Shupe, Andrew J. 9 · Smith, George A. 6 · Snow, Erastus 19 · Steward, James W. 2 · Taft, Seth 7 · Taylor, Norman 5 · Therkill, Family 1 · Thomas, Robert 17 · Thornton, Horace 27 · Thorpe, Marcus 28 · Vance, William 30 · Wadsworth, William S. 32 · Walker, Henson 28 · Wardle, George 10 · Weiler, Jacob 28 · Wheeler, John 37 · Whiopple, Edson 28 · Williams, Almon M. 14
First Encampment Park is located at the approximate location where the First Pioneer Company of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints camped when they arrived in the Salt Lake
Valley on July 22, 1847. The park is an interpretive representation of the landscape the pioneers encountered as they entered into the Salt Lake Valley.
Where Is My Pioneer?
Below is a list of the First Company of Pioneers who camped in this area and have their names engraved on the rocks.
Adams, Barnabus 22 ·
Allen, Rufus 27 ·
Angell, Truman 13 ·
Atwood Millen 12 ·
Barney, Lewis 27 ·
Barnum, Charles D 15 ·
Boggs, Francis 26 ·
Brown, George 26 ·
Brown, Nathaniel 14 ·
Bullock, Thomas 25 ·
Burke, Charles A 29 ·
Burnam, Jacob D 25 ·
Burnam, Jacob P 29 ·
Carrington, Albert 12 ·
Carter, William W 13 ·
Chamberlain, Solomon 20 ·
Chesley, Alexander P 20 ·
Clayton, William 29 ·
Coltrain, Zebadee 20 ·
Compton, Allen 27 ·
Cosby, Oscar 27 ·
Craig, James 27 ·
Crow, Family 8 ·
Dixon, John 38 ·
Driggs, Sterling 24 ·
Dykes, William 10 ·
Earl, Sylvester H 36 ·
Eastman, Orzo F 23 ·
Egbert, Joseph T 16 ·
Eldridge, John S 18 ·
Fairbainks, Nathaniel 39 ·
Fitzgerald, Perry 38 ·
Flake, Green 38 ·
Fowler, John S 32 ·
Fox, Samuel B 28 ·
Freeman, John M 38 ·
Frost, Burr 19 ·
Gleason,
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John 14 ·
Grant, David 35 ·
Grand, George R 35 ·
Greene, John Y 20 ·
Hancock, Joseph 4 ·
Hanks, Sidney A 11 ·
Hansen, HAns C 37 ·
Henrie, William 6 ·
Holman, John G 6 ·
Howd, Simeon F 15 ·
Ivory, Matthew H 24 ·
Johnson, Philo 2 ·
Jackman, Levi 37 ·
Kelsey, Stephen 4 ·
Kendall, Levi N 30 ·
Kleinman, Conrad 21 ·
Lay, Hark 32 ·
Lewis, Tarlton 21 ·
Little, Archibald 33 ·
Little, Jesse C 33 ·
Losee, Franklin G 31
Loveland, Chauncey 7 ·
Marble, Samuel S ·
Markham, Stephen 28 ·
Matthews, Joseph L 38 ·
Mills, George 38 ·
Myers, Lewis B 39 ·
Newman, Elijah 7 ·
Norton, Jacob 7 ·
Norton, John W 17 ·
Park, John 39 ·
Powell, David 39 ·
Rappleye, A. Tunis 38 ·
Redden, Return J. 38 ·
Richards, Willard 6
Roberts, Benjamin M. 2 ·
Rockwell, Orson Parker 3 ·
Rolfe, Benjamin W. 4 ·
Rooker, Joseph 30 ·
Roundy, Shadvack 40 ·
Schofield, Joseph S 7 ·
Scholes, George 2 ·
Seeley, Owen 28 ·
Shumway, Andrew P. 11 ·
Shumway, Charles 11 ·
Shupe, Andrew J. 9 ·
Smith, George A. 6 ·
Snow, Erastus 19 ·
Steward, James W. 2 ·
Taft, Seth 7 ·
Taylor, Norman 5 ·
Therkill, Family 1 ·
Thomas, Robert 17 ·
Thornton, Horace 27 ·
Thorpe, Marcus 28 ·
Vance, William 30 ·
Wadsworth, William S. 32 ·
Walker, Henson 28 ·
Wardle, George 10 ·
Weiler, Jacob 28 ·
Wheeler, John 37 ·
Whiopple, Edson 28 ·
Williams,
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025
2. First Encampment Park Marker
Almon M. 14
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1847.
Location. 40° 44.002′ N, 111° 52.627′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Liberty Wells. It is on South 500 East, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Lake City UT 84115, 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 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 26 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.
