Morgan in Morgan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Early Morgan Pioneers

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

1. Early Morgan Pioneers Marker

Inscription.
Charles Shreeve Peterson - helped carve road through Weber Canyon, 1st Probate Judge.

*George Washington Taggart - helped build 1st grist mill, Mormon Battalion member.

Thomas Jefferson Thurston - builder of roads and canals, 1st bishop in valley

Sanford Porter - original settler of Porterville, built sawmill, cut ties for railroad

Thomas and Jane Brough - church leadership and community service
Jesse Carter Little - military civic church leader, road builder, 1st post office

*Willard G. Smith - community builder, 1st Stake President & Probate Judge, Haun's Mill survivor

Samuel and Esther Francis - leaders in church and civic affairs

Albert Douglas Dickson - peacemaker, canal builder, bishop for 37 years

*Mormon Battalion member

Erected 2010 by Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 155.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Utah Pioneers series list.

Location. 41° 2.44′ N, 111° 40.492′ W. Marker is in Morgan, Utah, in Morgan County. It is

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on East 125 North, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the right side of the entrance into Riverside Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 E 125 N, Morgan UT 84050, 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 on the 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan Pioneer Memorial Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pioneer Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Morgan Stake Tabernacle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Richville Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Porterville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Peter Skene Ogden (approx. 9.3 miles away); "Mormon" Pioneer Trail (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025

2. Early Morgan Pioneers Marker

Morgan.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.