Beaver in Beaver County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneer First Camp Ground

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

1. Pioneer First Camp Ground Marker

Inscription. Near this site, Feb. 6, 1856, in zero weather, Beaver pioneers made their first camp. Prior to this, the land had been rejected as unfit for cultivation, but the amount of water available gave courage. At a mass meeting in Parowan some of the more venturesome families were selected. Led by Captain Simeon F. Howd, Wilson G. Nowers, James P. Anderson, John Henderson, Ross G. Rogers, J.M. Davis, Lorin W. Babbit, William Wanlass and James Low they faced the seemingly impossible and redeemed the valley.

Erected 1949 by Anderson Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 147.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1856.

Location. 38° 15.82′ N, 112° 38.668′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Utah, in Beaver County. It is on South Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 759 South Main Street, Beaver UT 84713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country and in the West Desert.

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 walking distance of this marker: Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Beaver Stake Tabernacle (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lee’s Ranch Indian Raid

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Memorial Dedicated to the Beaver Valley Veterans (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wagon Reproduction (approx. ¾ mile away); Early Sawed Log Farm Cabin (approx. ¾ mile away); Philo T. Farnsworth (approx. ¾ mile away); Beaver Territorial Courthouse (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

2. Pioneer First Camp Ground Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

3. Pioneer First Camp Ground Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.