Soda Springs in Caribou County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Brigham Young Summer Home
Photographed By Jack Duffy, September 6, 2010
1. Brigham Young Summer Home Marker
On this site in 1870, the first house in Soda Springs, Uppertown was built under the direction of John Walmsley. It was a one room log cabin twenty-two by eighteen feet, with floor, windows, and shingle roof, known as the Brigham Young Summer Home. He enjoyed the health benefits from the famous springs os soda water. The cabin stood until 1944 when the roof caved in during an attempt to move it. From the logs in the cabin these rustic seats were made. Brigham Young planned the wide streets and square blocks of the settlement.Erected 1960 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 260.)
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 year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 42° 39.267′ N, 111° 35.983′ W. Marker is in Soda Springs, Idaho, in Caribou County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling east. In front of the Brigham Young Lodge. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Grand Vision (here, next to this marker); Hooper Spring (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coach History (about 700 feet away); Conda Mine - A phosphate fortune unearthed (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memories of Conda - a company community (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Patrick Edward Connor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Ellis Kackley (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dinkey Engine (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Soda Springs.
Photographed By Jack Duffy, September 6, 2010
2. Brigham Young Summer Home Marker
Photographed By Jack Duffy, September 6, 2010
3. Brigham Young Summer Home Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Brigham Young
This c. 1875 lithograph of Brigham Young by Hartwig Bornemann hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Brigham Young converted to Mormonism in 1832 and gradually rose in the leadership structure until he became the head of the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith. After Smith's murder by an antiMormon mob in 1844, Young assumed leadership of the larger portion of the church. In 1847 he led the Mormons from Nebraska to the Great Basin, where he founded Salt Lake City as the new church headquarters. He oversaw the migration of tens of thousands of Mormon converts to the West and the founding of hundreds of settlements. The Mormon majority elected Young as governor, but he was soon replaced by an appointed territorial governor. Political conflicts and challenges to the Mormons' separatist communal and theocratic venture led the United States to dispatch troops to Utah in 1857 and assert federal authority.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Brigham Young converted to Mormonism in 1832 and gradually rose in the leadership structure until he became the head of the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith. After Smith's murder by an antiMormon mob in 1844, Young assumed leadership of the larger portion of the church. In 1847 he led the Mormons from Nebraska to the Great Basin, where he founded Salt Lake City as the new church headquarters. He oversaw the migration of tens of thousands of Mormon converts to the West and the founding of hundreds of settlements. The Mormon majority elected Young as governor, but he was soon replaced by an appointed territorial governor. Political conflicts and challenges to the Mormons' separatist communal and theocratic venture led the United States to dispatch troops to Utah in 1857 and assert federal authority.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 354 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2010, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. 4. submitted on October 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
