Central City in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Liberty Park

Photographed by Jack Duffy, August 17, 2010

1. Liberty Park Marker

Inscription. The original five acre plot, located in the Big Field Survey, was assigned to Isaac Chase, a pioneer of 1847. A spring of clear water made it a verdant spot. Later he purchased three other tracts and planted seeds of locust trees around his home and mill.

In 1860, it became the property of Brigham Young who added varieties of Mulberry, Cottonwood, and other trees. In Pioneer Days, it was known as the Mill Farm, Forest Park, and Locust Patch.

In 1881, Salt Lake City purchased the land from the Young Estate. On June 17, 1882, it was formally opened as a recreational area and officially named Liberty Park.

Erected 1948 by Liberty Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 130.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1743.

Location. 40° 44.978′ N, 111° 52.441′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Central City. It is on East 900 South, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 East 900 South, Salt Lake City UT 84102, 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics (about 700 feet away); Salt Lake 2002 Paraplympics (about 700 feet away); Pioneer Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Isaac Chase House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chase Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Utah Light and Railway Co. Car Barns (Trolley Square) (approx. half a mile away); Trolley Square (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Photographed by Jack Duffy, August 17, 2010

2. Liberty Park Marker

Liberty Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jack Duffy, August 17, 2010

3. Liberty Park Entrance

Marker is mounted at the base of the right pillar.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,656 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.