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Coalville in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Summit County Courthouse and Jail

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

 
 
Summit County Courthouse and Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025
1. Summit County Courthouse and Jail Marker
Inscription.
Courthouse constructed 1903-1904 at a cost of $20,000
Architect: F.C. Woods & Son of Ogden
Contractors: E.J. Biggs and J.H. Salmon
Jailhouse built 1905.
Designed by T.L. Allen
 
Erected by Utah Division of State History. (Marker Number S-23.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
 
Location. 40° 55.08′ N, 111° 23.949′ W. Marker is in Coalville, Utah, in Summit County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and 50 N, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 N Main Street, Coalville UT 84017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains, in the Wasatch Front, and in Greater Provo. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coalville Honor Roll (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Founding of Coalville City (about 500 feet away); The Historic Coalville Ledge (approx. Ό mile away); Old Rock School House (approx. Ό mile away); Summit Stake Tabernacle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Fort and Hoyt Grist Mill (approx.
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3.2 miles away); Weber Pony Express Station (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Battle of the Signs (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coalville.
 
Summit County Courthouse and Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025
2. Summit County Courthouse and Jail Marker
Summit County Courthouse Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025
3. Summit County Courthouse Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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