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

Miles M. Goodyear Letter

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Miles M. Goodyear Letter Marker

Inscription. Frontier of Mexico (Fort Uintah)
Rocky Mountains,
November 1,1842

I have for the last six years been in the Rocky Mountains, far from the land of civilization - to use the words of the poet,..as free as native air.

Tell my friends and associates in youth that
My home's amid the mountains wild,
The land I fancied from a child,
To climb the cliff or tread the vale,
Where care nor trouble ne'er prevail,
To hunt the roe, the stag, the deer,
Or breathe the mountain air so clear,
Or chase the buffalo o'er the plain,
For here I am and here remain.
Your brother,
Miles M. Goodyear.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1842.

Location. 41° 12.906′ N, 111° 59.38′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It is on A Avenue. Marker located along the path leading to Fort Buenaventura. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2450 A Ave, 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

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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: Fort Buenaventura (1845) (within shouting distance of this marker); Miles Goodyear (within shouting distance of this marker); David & Charilla Browning (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Pacific Wrecking Derrick #X-250 (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S.A.F. Locomotive #7277 100-ton Switch Engine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Pacific Caboose #25766 (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S. Army Locomotive #1216 44-ton Switch Engine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Pacific Railway Post Office Car (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Miles M. Goodyear Letter Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.