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

Miles Goodyear Cabin

National Register of Historic Places

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Miles Goodyear Cabin Marker

Inscription. Miles Goodyear came west as a venturesome young man with the Whitman-Spaulding Expedition of 1836. He married a daughter of the Ute Chief, Pe-teet-neet, and located his stockade and cabin on the Weber River. This post became a stop-over and replenishment station for California-bound emigrants. Goodyear called his place Fort Buenaventura.

The cabin was built of sawed cottonwood logs in 1845 by Goodyear. Its dimensions are 14'4"x17"9". The original floors were dirt. As the foundation logs sat on the ground, they rotted away and have been replaced. In addition, some of the lumber in the door and the windows was sawed after 1847.

Originally located on the Weber River two miles above the Ogden River confluence, the cabin has been moved several times. In 1928 it was donated to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

Erected by Ogden City Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 41° 13.722′ N, 111° 58.537′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It can be reached from Lincoln Avenue. Marker located on the DUP Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2104 Lincoln Avenue, Ogden UT 84401, 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Miles Goodyear Cabin (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Miles Goodyear Cabin (here, next to this marker); Lorin Farr (a few steps from this marker); First Stake Relief Society (a few steps from this marker); Relief Society Building (a few steps from this marker); Weber River Millstone (a few steps from this marker); Horse Watering Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); Jane S. Richards (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Miles Goodyear Cabin Marker

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

3. Miles Goodyear Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.