On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed of local brick and stone in 1869 by Canute Peterson and his eldest son, Peter, this house (as well as the two homes just north built for his other two wives) is significant as one of Ephraim's oldest pioneer homes and as the home of one . . . — — Map (db m74994) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1914-1915, the Ephraim Carnegie Library is one of 23 Carnegie Libraries in Utah and one of over 1650 library buildings in the United States that were founded by millionaire/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated the entire cost of . . . — — Map (db m74993) HM
On North Main Street south of 100 North Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed in 1871-72 of local oolitic limestone, this Greek Revival style building is one of the remaining examples of the more than 120 cooperative mercantiles that were established by the LDS church between 1868 and 1878. The first floor was a . . . — — Map (db m74997) HM
On Pioneer Cemetery Road, 0.9 miles north of U.S. 89, on the right when traveling north.
In 1854, Ephraim's first settlers erected a one and one half acre stone fort for housing and protection against Indian attacks. A cemetery was not included in their plans. The first pioneer to die was Mr. Manwaring. Permission had been granted to . . . — — Map (db m75027) HM
On North Main Street south of 100 North Street, on the right when traveling north.
President Brigham Young, in 1876, gave the Relief Society sisters an assignment to store wheat for a time of need. This historic, oolite limestone building was constructed as a granary in response to this concept. Pioneer women and children followed . . . — — Map (db m74995) HM
On East 100 North at North 300 East, on the right when traveling east on East 100 North.
In 1852 Isaac Behunin and family came to Pine Creek. By 1854 seventy-seven families had arrived. Branch L.D.S. Church organized, Rueben W. Allred was presiding elder. Reddick N. Allred captain of militia. Ft. Ephraim incorporated as a city 1868, . . . — — Map (db m75022) HM
On East 100 North at North 100 East, on the right when traveling east on East 100 North.
There were two forts on this site in 1854-55. The settlers referred to the first structure as Little Fort. Mormon pioneers sent men from other Central Utah settlements on February 7, 1854 to start work on the small fort that would cover about . . . — — Map (db m75025) HM
Near West 100 North Street west of North Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Indian War years of 1865-72 brought bitter hardships to Sanpete and other central Utah areas. Different bands of Indians stealthily attacked settlers from their mountain hideouts, then fled to safety. Twenty-seven settlements were evacuated; two . . . — — Map (db m74999) HM
Built by
Hans Hansen, 1862
Registered by
Mrs. Gladys Sparks
June 3, 1971
Construction notes
Original oolite limestone
covered with stucco
— — Map (db m150181) HM
On South Main Street at 50 South Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Near this spot on Tuesday, October 17, 1865, Black Hawk, a Ute chief, led his warriors out of Cottonwood Canyon foraging for cattle. They stole the entire Ephraim herd. Settlers who were working in the fields were massacred and lie buried in one . . . — — Map (db m74951) HM
On West 100 North Street, on the right when traveling west.
This fine Queen Anne style house was constructed in 1897 for John Dorius, Jr., a prominent local businessman. The son of a Danish immigrant farmer, John Dorius pieced together a successful career in farming, freighting, and merchandising in Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m75000) HM
Near College Avenue East, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed between 1889 and 1908, this building was the first permanent home of Snow Academy which in 1923 became Snow College. The school was founded in 1888 as the Sanpete Stake Academy and was one of the eleven academies established by the . . . — — Map (db m75024) HM
On East 100 North Street east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Near this spot February 7, 1854, twenty-five men organized in military order, began the construction of a small fort for protection from the Indians. The walls, made of rock were seven feet high, almost two feet thick, and formed the outer wall of . . . — — Map (db m74998) HM