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

The Scotsman

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. The Scotsman Marker

Inscription.
Utah State University student Ebenezer J. Kirkham composed the popular Aggie spirit song "The Scotsman" to reflect the culture and geography of beautiful Cache Valley. The song has been sung at sporting events, graduation, and many other official USU events. Few things are more synonymous with USU than Old Main Hill and "The Scotsman." There is no better place to erect this plaque.

The Scotsman
Show me the Scotsman,
Who doesn't love the thistle.
Show me the Englishman
Who doesn't love the rose.
Show me the true blooded
Aggie from Utah,
Who doesn't love the spot...
Where the sage brush grows!
- Ebenezer J. Kirkham, 1918

Donated by classes of 2017 & 2018
Utah State University

Erected by Utah State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 41° 44.454′ N, 111° 48.898′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. It can be reached from North Champ Avenue. Marker located near the top of Old Main Hill. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N Champ Avenue, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 walking distance of this marker: Old Main Building (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Home Economics/Commons Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Logan Community Center (approx. half a mile away); Whittier School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter Maughan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unknown Pioneers Of Logan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Merlin J. Olsen (approx. 0.7 miles away); George H. Champ House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. The Scotsman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.