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

A Tough Row to Hoe

And a Bountiful Oasis

Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 12, 2025

1. A Tough Row to Hoe Marker

Inscription. In the winter, settlers went without fresh fruits and vegetables for months at a time, surviving on buckwheat as they worked in the fields, dug miles of irrigation ditches by hand, or traveled a week by wagon to get salt, cloth, or nails. In the summer, their work paid off as kitchen gardens bloomed with corn, beans, and flowers. As fruits and vegetables ripened, the women rushed to can and dry them for the lean months ahead.

Although cultivating a garden large enough to feed a hungry family was hard work, it must have been a joy to turn cool water from the ditch onto summer fields in an afternoon's heat. Orchards of cherries, apples, and peaches sweetened every town.

[Insert]: Harvesting crops
[Insert]: Leading a plow horse
[Caption]: Working the fields

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Cannonville Utah Visitor Center (Settlers) series list.

Location. 37° 34.025′ N, 112° 3.269′ W. Marker is in Cannonville, Utah, in Garfield County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Center Street and Main Street / Kodachrome Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the

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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: One Land, Different Peoples (here, next to this marker); Tending the Wild (here, next to this marker); Working for Water (here, next to this marker); Water Willow People (here, next to this marker); A Life in 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); The Water of Life (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. A Tough Row to Hoe Marker

Marker is on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.