Near Sevier in Sevier County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneering Utah

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

1. Pioneering Utah Marker

Inscription. Joseph Lott and his family built a cabin on this site in the 1880s and were among the first pioneers to settle in Clear Creek Canyon. Their 160 acre homestead extended through the canyon bottom and included orchards and pastures. Joe, his wife Merua, and their six children lived here for nearly thirty years. The Lott cabin stood until the 1970s.
This pioneer cabin is typical of those built by Utah settlers in the mid-nineteenth century. It is not known who originally built this cabin, but Bernard Barnson, his wife Hannah, and several of their children lived in the two-room structure from 1903 to 1953 in Junction, Utah.
In 1996, the descendants of Bernard and Hannah Barnson donated this cabin to Fremont Indian State Park.

Erected by Fremont Indian State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 38° 34.773′ N, 112° 19.472′ W. Marker is near Sevier, Utah, in Sevier County. It is on Clear Creek Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east. Located in Fremont Indian State Park at the picnic grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3820 Clear Creek Canyon Rd, Sevier UT 84766, 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 12 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: The Legend of the Indian Blanket (approx. 0.9 miles away); Basic History (approx. 3.6 miles away); Explore the Old Spanish Trail (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hit the Trail! (approx. 3.7 miles away); Town of Joseph and Pioneer Log Cabin (approx. 6.7 miles away); Marysvale (approx. 10.3 miles away); Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867 (approx. 11½ miles away); Camp Alma Relic Hall (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevier.

Photo on Pioneering Utah Marker image. Click for full size.

circa 1940

2. Photo on Pioneering Utah Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

3. Pioneering Utah Marker

Pioneer Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

4. Pioneer Cabin

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 14, 2014

5. Pioneer Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.