Fillmore in Millard County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Little Rock Schoolhouse

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

1. Little Rock Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fillmore was settled in 1851. Before the close of the first year the Pioneers had erected a log school room inside the fort. It had split logs for seats, a dirt roof and floor. In 1854 an adobe church was built which also served as school. In 1867 three small school buildings were erected. This is one of them. It was the first building financed by the taxpayers. Contractors, Dellie Webb & Ova Peterson, Builders: Horace & James Owens, Nat Baldwin, Lewis Tarbuck, John Ashman, James & Ralph Rowley, Hans & Christian Hanson, & John Powell.

Erected 1953 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 190.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 38° 58.022′ N, 112° 19.572′ W. Marker is in Fillmore, Utah, in Millard County. Marker is at the intersection of 100 West and 100 South, on the left when traveling south on 100 West. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fillmore UT 84631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Land of the Yuta (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Utah’s First Capitol (about 400 feet away); Fillmore Pioneer Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edward Partridge, Jr. House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capitol (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dominguez - Escalante Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fillmore's Adobe Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Chief Walkara (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fillmore.

Additional commentary.
1. Fillmore - Named for A President
Fillmore is located in central Utah. It is 148 miles south of Salt Lake City and 162 miles north of St. George, and considered the "last frontier" for growth in the state of Utah. The community was named by an act of the Utah Territorial Legislature signed by Brigham Young in 1851, honoring President Millard Fillmore. For a time, Fillmore was the territorial capital of Utah. The original Statehouse building stands today as the oldest existing governmental building in the state and is maintained by the State of Utah as a historic site and museum.

— Submitted December 1, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 5, 2013

2. Little Rock Schoolhouse Marker

View of schoolhouse from the south. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

3. View of schoolhouse from the south.

Front of Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dawn Bowen, June 20, 2007

4. Front of Schoolhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,812 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.