Cannonville in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

One Land, Different Peoples

Living on the Land's Terms

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 12, 2025

1. One Land, Different Peoples Marker

Inscription.
It is as if each human culture is a translucent veil draped across the landscape. Each can be seen through the other, but each changes the color of he whole. Each culture found something different to value in this landscape.
- Thomas Lowe Fleischer
Singing Stone: A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons.

[Captions]:
James and Elizabeth Smith, pioneers
Paiute family group in summer home, 1873

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Cannonville Utah Visitor Center (Settlers) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 37° 34.026′ N, 112° 3.266′ W. Marker is in Cannonville, Utah, in Garfield County. It can be reached from West Center Street near Main Street / Kodachrome Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the Cannonville Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 W Center St, Cannonville UT 84718, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country

and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

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: Water Willow People (here, next to this marker); A Tough Row to Hoe (here, next to this marker); Working for Water (here, next to this marker); The Water of Life

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(here, next to this marker); A Life on the Land (here, next to this marker); A Glass of Water Was a Load of Work (here, next to this marker); Who Were the Settlers? (here, next to this marker); Tending the Wild (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cannonville.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 12, 2025

2. One Land, Different Peoples Marker

Marker is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 33 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.