Liberty in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Liberty

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2016

1. Liberty Marker

Inscription.
Liberty was called Little Valley by the Ute Indian Chief, Little Soldier. The first white men to visit this locality were trappers for Hudson Bay Fur Company, 1825. Here the Moroni Campbell family spent the winter of 1859, followed by other settlers who came in 1860. John Freeman renamed the settlement Liberty. The Latter-Day Saint ward was organized in 1892 with Joshua B. Judkins, Bishop.
Camp Durfee

Erected 1966 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 328.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 41° 19.996′ N, 111° 51.789′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Utah, in Weber County. It can be reached from East 4100 North just east of North 3500 East, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located near the parking lot at the northwest corner of Liberty Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3532 E 4100 N, Eden

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UT 84310, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Trails Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Settlement of Eden (approx. 3½ miles away); Eden World War II Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); J.M. Wilbur Company Blacksmith Shop (approx. 3½ miles away); Early Life in Eden (approx. 3½ miles away); David Eccles / Northwestern Shoshone--Early Sojourners of Ogden Valley (approx. 3½ miles away); Eden's Founding (approx. 3½ miles away); David Eccles (approx. 3½ miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Liberty, Utah (Wikipedia). British trapper and explorer Peter Skene Ogden was the first European to map and describe the "Ogden Hole" valley which would later include

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2016

2. Liberty Marker

Liberty. The Liberty area was settled beginning in 1859 as an outgrowth of Eden. In 1892, a separate townsite was laid out and a separate ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized. (Submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. History of Liberty,Utah. There are several reasons presented for the name source. One version states that shortly after the Civil War the name "liberty" was very popular throughout the country. Another source claims that after John Freeman had been having trouble with range cattle, he told his neighbors, Fisher and Morris of North Ogden, that since people seemed to be taking a lot of liberties with property, he thought Liberty was an appropriate name for the settlement. Another reference states that the community was named after the Liberty Prison at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. (Submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on June 25, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.