Elberta in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Elberta
By Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014
1. Elberta Marker
Elberta was originally established in the early 1900's as two seperate settlements Elberta and also Verda, four miles south of this location. The surrounding 15,000 acres were purchased in 1892 by Gilbert Payton and Ernest Rigdon with visions of a fruitful valley and an opportunity to make their fortune in mining. In 1907 Matthew B. Whitney purchased the project from Payton and Rigdon and named Elberta after the delicious Elberta peaches that were growing here.Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers marker series.
Location. 39° 57.147′ N, 111° 57.366′ W. Marker is in Elberta, Utah, in Utah County. Marker is on Utah Route 68 north of U.S. 6, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elberta UT 84626, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Original Goshen Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Goshen's Historic Grist Mill Stone (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tintic Mining District (approx. 8.1 miles away); “Old” L.D.S. Church Meetinghouse
By Bill Kirchner, June 15, 2014
2. Elberta Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 13, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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