Page in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

1886 Samantha's Cabin

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, December 7, 2025

1. 1886 Samantha's Cabin Marker

Inscription. Warren Johnson, who took over operations after the Lees, built this cabin for his second wife Samantha and their young children. Samantha lived here only a year until the large family home was completed next door. When she moved out, farm hands moved in. In 1897, new ferryman James Emett converted the cabin into a school for the children of Lees Ferry. Using salvaged parts from a steamboat abandoned along the shore of the Colorado River, Emett extended walls and improved the floor and roof. Throughout the years, the cabin housed ranch workers and travelers, then reprised its role as a schoolhouse in the 1920s. By 1935, vacationers could rent the cabin at the new Paradise Canyon Ranch.

(photo caption) Johnson Family returns to the ranch, 1929

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 36° 52.128′ N, 111° 35.728′ W. Marker is in Page, Arizona, in Coconino County. It can be reached from Lonely Dell. Located along the paths at Loney Dell Ranch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near

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this postal address: Lonely Dell, Marble Canyon AZ 86036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Flagstaff & High Country,

in the Navajo Nation,

and in Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the 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: 1886 The Family Home (here, next to this marker); 1878 Root Cellar (a few steps from this marker); 1925 Polygamist Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); 1936 Weaver House (within shouting distance of this marker); 1872 Irrigation (within shouting distance of this marker); 1872 Founding Family (within shouting distance of this marker); 1965 The Orchard (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lonely Dell Ranch (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Page.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, December 7, 2025

2. 1886 Samantha's Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.