Gunnison in Sanpete County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Gunnison

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

1. Gunnison Marker

Inscription. Gunnison was settled in 1859. As a precinct it was granted weekly U.S. Mail service in 1862. The Black Hawk War began in 1865. In 1867 a bastion was erected 362 feet southeast of here. It was used by Colonel Byron Pace and 1500 militia men to protect the people and property of Gunnison and surrounding settlements from warring Indians. The old fort surrounded a four block square running west and south from the Gunnison Ward Chapel and Washington School block.

Erected 1947 by Camp Gunnison, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 110.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 39° 9.537′ N, 111° 49.112′ W. Marker is in Gunnison, Utah, in Sanpete County. It is on North Main Street north of 200 North Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in city park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gunnison UT 84634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys. It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

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 within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gunnison Valley Legacy Wall (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Gunnison Valley Legacy Wall (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); The Colonists of Clarion (approx. 0.3 miles away); “Back to the Soil” (approx. 0.3 miles away); Life on the Land (approx. 0.3 miles away); Casino / Star Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Public Buildings (approx. 2.6 miles away); Centerfield (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gunnison.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

2. Gunnison Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

3. Gunnison Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.