Liberty Wells in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Wilford Woodruff Farm 1850

Wilford Woodruff Farm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

1. Wilford Woodruff Farm Marker

Inscription. Wilford Woodruff's farm was 20 acres located between Kensington Avenue (about 1500 South) and 1700 South between Easington East. This rich farmland was irrigated with water from Parleys Creek and Emigration Creek. Wilford Woodruff farmed here for over 45 years, providing for his family. He also grew numerous experimental crops. His journal makes reference to wheat, potatoes, cotton, sugar cane, melons, currants, madden, indigo, strawberries, apples, grapes, and "bushels of crickets."

Wilford Woodruff, one of the first pioneer settlers of the Salt Lake Valley, was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and other Mormon Pioneers came here to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. Four of the original Woodruff family homes remain on 500 East at 1590, 1604, 1622, and 1636 South.

Erected 2007 by Sons of Utah Pioneers Holladay Chapter. (Marker Number 137.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 40° 44.07′ N,

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111° 52.615′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Liberty Wells. It is on 500 East, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1614 500 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 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: Wilford Woodruff Farmhouse (here, next to this marker); First Encampment Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Encampment in the Salt Lake Valley (about 400 feet away); Others Who Came (about 400 feet away); How the Park Came to Be (about 400 feet away); Herman L. Franks (approx. half a mile away); Chase Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kearns - St. Ann’s Orphanage

Wilford Woodruff Farm 1850 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

2. Wilford Woodruff Farm 1850 Marker

(approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.