Escalante in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Escalante

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 13, 2014

1. Escalante Marker

Inscription. In 1866, a group of Mormon Cavalrymen noted this valley, while in pursuit of Indians during the Black Hawk War.
In February, 1875, a company of men came from Beaver, Utah and explored the valley. The first permanent settlers came from Beaver, Utah and explored the valley. The first permanent settlers arrived November, 1875.
The townsite was surveyed, homes built and a bowery erected.
July 4, 1876, in absence of a better flag, they hoisted a striped Navajo blanket.
The city was named for Father Escalante, a Spanish priest who visited Utah in 1776.
Organized as a Latter-Day Saint Ward Aug. 5, 1877.

Erected 1947 by Escalante Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 94.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1875.

Location. 37° 46.213′ N, 111° 36.126′ W. Marker is in Escalante, Utah, in Garfield County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and South 100 W, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Escalante UT 84726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country

and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American 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

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within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: L.D.S. Tithing Office (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old White Church (about 600 feet away); First Public Building (about 800 feet away); Old Boulder Mail Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Longest Shortcut (approx. 4.8 miles away); Granary in the Cliffs (approx. 6.8 miles away); View from Head of the Rocks (approx. 8.3 miles away); Building the Million-dollar Road (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Escalante.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 13, 2014

2. Escalante Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 13, 2014

3. Escalante Marker

View east on Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.