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

Chief Terikee

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Chief Terikee Marker

Inscription. On the evening of September 16, 1850, Shoshone Indian Chief Terikee, who had a reputation for being friendly, was returning to his camp here on Four Mile Creek after paying respects to Lorin Farr in Ogden.

As he was driving his ponies out of Urban Stewart's unfenced cornfield, Stewart armed himself and fired randomly toward the rustling sound, killing Terikee. This incident forced Stewart to leave the area.

Shoshone tribes demanded Stewart be turned over to them or they would massacre the inhabitants of Ogden and burn the settlement. 150 men were sent from Salt Lake City to the rescue. Learning of the coming troops, Terikee's band retaliated by killing a man named Campbell, who was gathering cattle into Farr's Fort, and then took their Chief's body and retreated northward.

Chief Terikee was killed at a site approximately 200 feet west of this monument.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1850.

Location. 41° 16.816′ N, 111° 59.291′ W. Marker is in Harrisville, Utah, in Weber County. It is on North Harrisville

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Road south of W 1350 N Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1265 N Harrisville Road, Ogden UT 84404, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Levi & Josephine Taylor House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Martin Henderson Harris (approx. 0.4 miles away); Defense Depot Ogden (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bingham's Fort (approx. 1½ miles away); Settlement of Lynne (approx. 1½ miles away); Oldest Neighborhood / Bingham Fort / History in Plain Sight (approx. 1½ miles away); Marriott-Slaterville City (approx. 1.8 miles away); J. Willard Marriott Birthplace (approx. 2.3 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Chief Terikee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 20 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.