Near Enterprise in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

In Honored Remembrance

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 11, 2025

1. In Honored Remembrance Marker

Inscription. May we forever remember the women, children, and wounded who died near here on September 11, 1857, as part of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. They were killed without just cause. Most lie in unmarked graves somewhere in this valley.

Only seventeen small children survived. They were later reunited with their extended families in Arkansas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1857.

Location. 37° 29.905′ N, 113° 37.825′ W. Marker is near Enterprise, Utah, in Washington County. It can be reached from Utah 18 (State Highway 18), on the right when traveling north. Located down an obvious, but short path from the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veyo UT 84782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the 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

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was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Mountain Meadows Massacre (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mountain Meadows Massacre (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Mountain Meadows Massacre (approx. ¾ mile away); The Surviving Children (approx. 1½ miles away); A Senator's Recollection (approx. 1½ miles away); 1990 Mountain Meadows Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); The Old Spanish Trail and The California Road (approx. 1½ miles away); The Arkansas Wagon Train (approx. 1½ miles away).

Also see . . . Mountain Meadows Massacre (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 12, 2025.)

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, September 11, 2025

2. In Honored Remembrance Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.