Herriman in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Thomas Butterfield
"A Man of Great Courage"
Photographed by Jack Duffy, August 16, 2010
1. Thomas Butterfield Marker
Thomas Butterfield, his wife Mary Jane Parker and little Mary Jane left their home in Farmington, Maine in 1869 to travel to Kirtland, Ohio to meet the Prophet Joseph Smith. There they became lifelong friends. Thomas lent money to the Prophet and refused Joseph's favorite black horse as the note came due. For this Joseph promised the Butterfield Family that they would "never want for bread."
Almon was born in Nauvoo, George and Sarah on the trek west, at Kanesville. Mary Jane and Almon walked driving their sheep the entire way as the family worked its way west.
The Butterfield Family settled on the banks of the Jordan River in 1849. There Olive was born. In the Fall of 1851, Thomas rode into the West Mountains and found clear drinking water in a canyon which now bears his name. The settlement was later named Herriman.
We thank you, Thomas Butterfield, for coming west and sharing the Gospel with us. Monument erected by Bettie (Bessie) Hannah Butterfield. Fall 1976. Built by George Reynold Butterfield, 4th of eight sons born to Henry and Bessie Butterfield.
Erected 1976 by Bettie "Bessie" Hannah Butterfield.
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Location. 40° 30.833′ N, 112° 1.733′ W. Marker is in Herriman, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is at the intersection of 13100 South (Main Street) and 5800 West, on the right when traveling west on 13100 South (Main Street). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5850 W 13100 S, Herriman UT 84096, 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 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Rock Church (approx. Ό mile away); Fort Herriman (approx. half a mile away); Bingham Tunnel (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wardle Fields Regional Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bluffdale Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Early Settlers of Bluffdale (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bingham City Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Bluffdale (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herriman.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Copperton Community Methodist Church (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Jack Duffy, August 16, 2010
2. Thomas Butterfield Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. This page has been viewed 3,973 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
