Newton in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Newton Reservoir

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Newton Reservoir Marker

Inscription. Located three and one half miles north of this marker the first storage reservoir in Utah was begun in 1871 and completed in enlarged form in 1886. After going out three times length of dam, 127 feet, height 28 feet, made of earth and rocks, cost $10,000. Reservoir length 1½ miles capacity, 1566 acre feet. Original building committee, Bishop William, F. Rigby, Franklin W. Young, Stephen Catt, Swen Jacobs and John Jenkins. First caretakers and watermasters, John Griffin, A.P. Welshman and Jonas N. Beck.

Erected 1937 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 41° 51.739′ N, 111° 59.461′ W. Marker is in Newton, Utah, in Cache County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and S 100 W, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 87 W Main Street, Newton UT 84327, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarkston War Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); Clarkston Tithing Granary (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Clarkston Tithing Granary (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hansen Cooperative Dairy (approx. 5.3 miles away); Martin Harris Gravesite (approx. 5.4 miles away); Martin Harris (approx. 5.4 miles away); Martin Harris Grave (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named Martin Harris (approx. 5½ miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Newton Reservoir Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.