The history of Cottonwood Heights is quite unique. Unlike so many of the older cities in Salt Lake County, our city is comprised of areas that were once several different communities. Among these were Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, Butler, Union, . . . — — Map (db m123643) HM
Can you smell bacon frying and the bread rising in
the cookhouse over yonder? This area was filled
with the smells and sounds of a growing, working,
city.
This rock-quarrying tent camp exploded into a
town of more than fifty buildings and . . . — — Map (db m171343) HM
In 1915, the first marker to
commemorate the arrival
of the Mormon pioneers
to the Salt Lake Valley
was a large, wooden cross.
The wooden cross was
replaced in 1921 with
the obelisk monument you
see in front of you.
This spot is . . . — — Map (db m171245) HM
The landscapes you see in our Native American Village represent the diversity of our state. The redrock “sandstone” represents the tribes of the Navajo and Piute people. The granite, grass, and stream represent the tribes of the Ute, Goshute, and . . . — — Map (db m184969) HM
The first marker to commemorate the arrival of the Mormon
pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley was a wooden cross. The
eight foot post carried the name “Brigham Young.” The
crosspiece said "This is the place.” In 1921, the wooden . . . — — Map (db m171337) HM
On the present site of Draper Historic Park, with some expansion to the north and south, stood Draperville Fort. Fort Street was named for this historic enclosure.
According to the Eleventh General Epistle of the Presidency of The Church of . . . — — Map (db m224741) HM
John and Elisabeth Enniss joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with hundreds of other members of the United Brethren in Herefordshire, England in the early 1840s. Their conversion sparked a natural desire to emigrate to Utah. . . . — — Map (db m231212) HM
Born 6 Feb 1824 - Limerick, Maine
Died 17 Oct 1898 - Draper
Arrived Salt Lake Valley 2 July 1850
Father
Community and Spiritual Leader
In 1857 Johnston's Army was approaching Salt Lake City to put down a supposed Mormon . . . — — Map (db m224774) HM
Perry Fitzgerald, pioneer, farmer, and rancher was born December 22, 1815 in Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Perry moved to Vermillion, Illinois wen he was about 20 years old and began farming. While there, he married and began his family. . . . — — Map (db m224750) HM
The only human inhabitants in the area for centuries consisted of migratory Native American tribes. Sivogah (pronounced Si-voy-ah) meaning willows, was the Native American name for the area that later became known as Draper.
In the fall of . . . — — Map (db m224548) HM
Missionary, pioneer, church leader, farmer, shoemaker, merchant
After whom the city of Draper, Utah is named
Born- April 24, 1807
Midland District, Upper Canada
Baptized into LDS Church March 20, 1833
Migrated to Utah . . . — — Map (db m224770) HM
445 feet west of this monument is the site of the pioneer flour mill erected in the spring of 1848 by John Neff, 1847 Pioneer, the burrs were bought by him at winter quarters from Brigham Young at whose request they were brought to Utah. The granite . . . — — Map (db m150269) HM
This monument marks the site of Fort Herriman built in 1855 by Thomas Butterfield, Henry Herriman, Samuel Egbert, Robert Petty, and John Stocking, as protection against the Indians.
The Fort was abandoned in 1858, under instructions from . . . — — Map (db m35032) HM
Herriman was settled in 1851 by the families of Henry Herriman, Thomas Butterfield, and John Stocking. In 1853, Brigham Young called twenty families to strengthen the settlement. Henry Herriman was chosen the first presiding Elder of the L.D.S . . . — — Map (db m35031) HM
Born: June 17, 1811 - Died: April 6, 1890
Thomas Butterfield, his wife Mary Jane Parker and little Mary Jane left their home in Farmington, Maine in 1869 to travel to Kirtland, Ohio to meet the Prophet Joseph Smith. There they became lifelong . . . — — Map (db m34506) HM
In Commemoration of the First Communities Established on the West Side of Salt Lake Valley and the First Major Industry of Utah.
In 1853 Abraham Coon, an early Mormon pioneer, explored a canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains on the west side of . . . — — Map (db m35077) HM
In 1876 President Brigham Young called the women of the Relief Society to gather and store wheat to be used in times of need. Pleasant Green Relief Society was organized in 1879, Charlotte Hirst, President. June 24, 1885, a rock granary built on . . . — — Map (db m35076) HM
Front:
Added Station
Jul. 1, 1861 – Nov. 20, 1861
By:
Midvale City
James Stretesky •
Gene I. Glover Family •
Richard Grant Thayne •
Utah Westerners Foundation •
Carl Gustaze “Gus” Carlson Family
Pony Express Trail . . . — — Map (db m199490) HM
Early in 1849 the Pioneers of Union settled 1½ miles South-East of here, water, grass, wood and clay were abundant, Silas Richards first Bishop and school teacher arrived November 4, 1949. In 1853-54 Union Fort was built on ten acres donated by . . . — — Map (db m150037) HM
Was erected by Robert Gardner and his sons, Archibald, Robert and William, on Warm Springs Stream, in Salt Lake City, October, 1847, where three boards were sawed. The Mill was moved to this site in 1848, producing the first commercial lumber in . . . — — Map (db m150254) HM
This area, 56th South and Vine Street, known as South Cottonwood, was one of the early religious and social centers for the Church in the Salt Lake Valley. To the north of here about 600 feet was a campground used by the stone haulers for the . . . — — Map (db m246475) HM
South Cottonwood Temple Granite Rest Camp
Since 1848 this area has been known as South Cottonwood and was one of the early religious and social centers for the pioneer in the Salt Lake Valley. Approximately 600 feet north of this site, was . . . — — Map (db m246477) HM
As early as 1845 Brigham Young advised the Saints to store grain. December 14, 1876 Bishop Joseph S. Rawlins asked the sisters living in this vicinity to store wheat. February 8, 1877 the first donations were received. A temporary bin was built . . . — — Map (db m246474) HM
The first known residents of the Riverton area were the Yo No Indians, a poor tribe living along the Jordan River. Well-worn trails extended from Utah Lake where various tribes wintered, to Bear Lake where they rendezvoused during the summer. Much . . . — — Map (db m34682) HM
On 19 July 1847, scouts Orson Pratt and John Brown climbed the mountain and became the first Latter-day Saints to see the Salt Lake Valley. Due to illness, the pioneer camp had divided into three small companies. On 23 July, the last party, led by . . . — — Map (db m150080) HM
This monument was erected July 23, 1933, and marks the last camp site of the first company of Mormon Pioneers, under the leadership of President Brigham Young, before entering the Salt Lake Valley, July 24, 1847. — — Map (db m41379) HM
In 1824-26 the first black man came into Utah Territory. He was a trapper for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. His name was James Beckworth. In succeeding years many black people would follow to contribute to the development of Utah, socially and . . . — — Map (db m1379) HM
Perhaps one of the longest living and prominent residents of the area, known as Parley’s Hollow, now officially Parley’s Historic Nature Park, was Joseph Dudler. About 1864, he settled in this location. Here he built his home. It was two stories, . . . — — Map (db m124023) HM
Early in 1870, Joseph Dudler, owner and operator of the inn which was on the ground level of his house, built a brewery in back of his house here in Parley’s Hollow. To provide for this, in addition to the brewery proper, located on adjacent . . . — — Map (db m124024) HM
From the arrival here of Brigham Young, Mormon pioneers regarded this peak as a symbol of the latter-day gathering of Israel. In August 1847 they raised an American flag upon it to demonstrate support for the mandate given through Isaiah to "lift ye . . . — — Map (db m234455) HM
"And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth….Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain" (Isaiah 11:12; 13:2).
Long . . . — — Map (db m234451) HM
Built in 1845 of adobe brick. Architect: Truman O. Angell. Home of Brigham Young, second president, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints & 1st Governor Territory of Utah. — — Map (db m172048) HM
This monument marks the site of the Crismon Mill, the first grist mill built in the Territory of Utah. Built by Charles Crismon in the fall of 1847 this mill ground the wheat brought across the plains by the pioneers of 1847.
Vilate Kimball . . . — — Map (db m245948) HM
Eliza R. Snow
Leader of Pioneer Women
January 21, 1804 - December 5, 1887
O My Father
The immortal poem – hymn, “O My Father” was written by the inspired poetess, Eliza R. Snow, sometime in the Spring of 1845 in . . . — — Map (db m35237) HM
From this point, looking northward, one has a clear view of ensign peak, a round hill, projecting up from the low range of which it is a part. On July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon Pioneers entered this valley, Brigham Young and party climbed . . . — — Map (db m125020) HM
July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon pioneers entered this valley Brigham Young and party climbed to this point and with the aid of field glasses made a careful survey of the mountains, canyons and streams. In the group were Heber C. Kimball, . . . — — Map (db m150534) HM
July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon pioneers entered this valley Brigham Young and party climbed to this point and with the aid of field glasses made a careful survey of the mountains, canyons and streams. In the group were Heber C. Kimball, . . . — — Map (db m224778) HM
Dedicated July 26, 1996 by President Gordon B. Hinckley
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This park is the result of a public-private partnership between Salt Lake City and Ensign Peak Foundation.
About the Plaza . . . — — Map (db m225319) HM
At the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847, this city block was deeded to Heber C. Kimball, a friend of Brigham Young who served with him in the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Kimball was born in Vermont in 1801 and joined the church in New York . . . — — Map (db m155791) HM
Latitude 40°46'04" - Longitude 111°54'00" Altitude (sidewalk) 4327.27 Ft.Fixed by Orson Pratt assisted by Henry G. Sherwood, August 3, 1847, when beginning the original survey of “Great Salt Lake City,” around the . . . — — Map (db m35007) HM
The gardens surrounding the Deuel family log cabin represent the native vegetation the Latter-day Saint pioneers found and the landscape they created during their early years in the Salt Lake Valley. For protection from wind and sun, they planted . . . — — Map (db m245951) HM
In Honor Of
Brigham Young
and
The Pioneers
[ Second Plaque Mounted on the Monument: ]
The Names of the PIONEERS Who Arrived in this Valley,
July 24, 1847,
* Signifies Those Now Living. The Unmarked Ones Are All . . . — — Map (db m35317) HM
Heber C. Kimball, pioneer of 1847 and first counselor to Brigham Young, was allotted the land adjacent to this monument upon which to build homes for his family, the majority of whom arrived in 1848. He and Newel K. Whitney dedicated a plot of . . . — — Map (db m132484) HM
From 1847 to 1869 approximately 86,000 persons, mainly converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, left their established homes to build anew in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains. About 6,000 were buried along the way. . . . — — Map (db m35212) HM
Constructed 1855-1856 as a residence for Brigham Young and his family, the Lion House takes its name from the recumbent lion carved by William Ward set on top of the front portico. The house was designed by Truman O. Angell and built of stuccoed . . . — — Map (db m173257) HM
The Handcart Pioneer Monument is a tribute to the thousands of hardy Mormon pioneers who, because they could not afford the larger ox-drawn wagons, walked across the rugged plains in the 1850s, pulling and pushing all their belongings possessions in . . . — — Map (db m171183) HM
The Nauvoo Bell originally hung in the temple that Church members built in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1840s.The Saints removed the bell in 1846 when they were forced to leave Illinois because of persecution. Following instructions from Brigham Young, . . . — — Map (db m101779) HM
Residence of Osmyn and Mary Deuel and Osmyn's brother, Amos, from fall 1847 to spring 1848.
This historic structure is one of two surviving log homes built by Mormon
pioneers upon arrival in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Originally it was . . . — — Map (db m245952) HM
The 18th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the original nineteen ecclesiastical wards of Salt Lake Valley, was organized Feb. 14, 1849. Early congregations consisted of families of Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and . . . — — Map (db m35670) HM
Brigham Young knew when he saw Ensign Peak that this marked the right place for the center of the new Zion. He said, "I want to go there," sensing that at the top he might gain some insight about the future city.
Ascending the hill with other . . . — — Map (db m234453) HM
In 1776, the first non-native explorers entered Utah. They were led by Franciscan Fathers, Francisco Antanazio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante, who hoped to establish a new trail from New Mexico to their California missions. After . . . — — Map (db m225317) HM
The first settlers in the Salt Lake Valley were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes called Mormons because of their belief in the Book of Mormon. They had suffered persecution in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and . . . — — Map (db m225316) HM
Before he left Nauvoo, Brigham Young said that Joseph Smith, the deceased prophet, had appeared to him in a vision and had shown him a place where the banner of liberty should wave. When he viewed this peak as he entered the Salt Lake Valley on July . . . — — Map (db m225192) HM
Earthquakes pushed up the Wasatch Mountain Range, leaving a fault line at the base of Ensign Peak and along the Great Salt Lake Valley. Cradled in the massive Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Range, to the west, the Salt Lake Valley has no . . . — — Map (db m225197) HM
Ensign Peak provided Brigham Young's 1847 exploring party with a good view of the Salt Lake Valley. Cradled between the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east, the valley was covered with tall grass, sagebrush, and desert . . . — — Map (db m225194) HM
Salt Lake's modern homes stand in contrast to the simple cabins of sun-dried brick and rough-hewn logs that were built by the pioneers of 1847. On July 28, 1847, Brigham Young designated the site for the temple. Ten-acre blocks were laid out in all . . . — — Map (db m225315) HM
After viewing the valley on July 24, 1847, Brigham Young reportedly declared, "This is the right place." Scouting reports verified that there were enough natural resources to support a city, which was soon laid out with wide streets and ten-acre . . . — — Map (db m225195) HM
When Brigham Young first looked over the valley from the area of the This is the Place Monument, five miles southeast of here, he saw Ensign Peak and knew that it marked the right place for the gathering of the Latter-day Saints.
Before leaving . . . — — Map (db m234446) HM
[panel 1] Following the days of their severest persecutions in the winter of 1846-7, when the Mormon pioneers, driven from their beloved city of Nauvoo, Illinois, by mob violence, were scattered across the frozen plains of Iowa, there came . . . — — Map (db m167225) HM
Early migration to Utah and its settlement by the Mormons were added by stalwart friends. Typical of these was Col. Thomas L. Kane of the U.S. Army. A cultured and courageous man, devoted to truth and justice. In financial, political, and civil . . . — — Map (db m223417) HM
July 26, 1847, President Brigham Young and others descended Ensign Peak and located Sulphur Springs. Thomas Bullock wrote: "About 1½ miles north of the Temple Block is a sulphur spring which I dug out and made into a beautiful place." A . . . — — Map (db m124915) HM
From Ensign Peak the pioneer leaders laid plans for Salt Lake City. They envisioned a prospering community of wide streets, farms, homes, schools, shops, churches, and a temple. George A. Smith reported that before leaving Nauvoo, Illinois, for the . . . — — Map (db m225320) HM
Designed by Philip Meyer, a native of Germany and a nephew of local retail magnate Frederick Auerbach, the B'nai Israel Temple was constructed in 1890-91. Henry Monheim, a local architect, supervised the construction. It is one of the few remaining . . . — — Map (db m35790) HM
Built in 1852 by Isaac Chase, a native of New York State who came to Utah in September 1847. His daughter Louisa drove the ox team across the plains which brought the mill stones and mill irons which were used in the manufacture of flour. In 1854, . . . — — Map (db m35131) HM
Built in 1909, this imposing 31-unit apartment building, notable for its construction of rusticated and decorative ashlar concrete block, is the only remaining example of its type in Salt Lake City. All of the apartments have built-in Murphy beds, . . . — — Map (db m36002) HM
The original five acre plot, located in the Big Field Survey, was assigned to Isaac Chase, a pioneer of 1847. A spring of clear water made it a verdant spot. Later he purchased three other tracts and planted seeds of locust trees around his home and . . . — — Map (db m35127) HM
This ten-acre block served as camping grounds for immigrant trains.
The vanguard of the first band of pioneers pitched their tent here July 23,
1847, at which time their leader Orson Pratt dedicated the land. Later it became
the focal point for . . . — — Map (db m143213) HM
This home was erected 1853-1854 by Isaac Chase who with his wife Phebe and their family came to Utah in 1847. Originally it had eight rooms, including a large kitchen with a built-in dutch oven. The adobes were made on the church farm and the small . . . — — Map (db m35129) HM
The street to the north was originally Emmigration Road – the only approach from the east. Over this road the pioneers of 1847 and subsequent years entered the valley of the Great Salt Sea. They found growing near this site a lone cedar and . . . — — Map (db m35125) HM
As a result of the organization of the original 19 wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “Mormons” in Salt Lake City on February 22, 1849, ward squares or blocks were created on which the public buildings for each ward . . . — — Map (db m35828) HM
Near this spot once stood a wall built of
stone from Red Butte Canyon. Decision to thus
enclose University of Deseret now University
of Utah campus was made, March 13, 1850, same
day present site recommended by Brigham Young
and committee . . . — — Map (db m239748) HM
On this site John Morgan, noted Civil War Veteran, Educator, L.D.S. Missionary and Church Leader, established the first successful educational institution in the Territory of Utah.
Here was established the Morgan College in 1870, Utah’s first . . . — — Map (db m152852) HM
This monument marks the site of the "Old Fort" in which the Mormon Pioneers wintered in 1847-48 and in which some of the settlers resided for several years. Brigham Young laid the foundation stones on August 10, 1847, for 4 of the 17 houses . . . — — Map (db m161604) HM
This glass enclosure marks the site of Social Hall, Utah’s first theater. Mormon
settlers built the Social Hall in 1852, just five years after their arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. The simple adobe building was evidence of the strong . . . — — Map (db m35753) HM
In the summer of 1847, this site, known then as the "Old Fort," was the first permanent Anglo-Saxon settlement in the west. It was here that the American Flag was first raised. This Sesquicentennial Flag Pole is raised as a tribute to the pioneers . . . — — Map (db m35269) HM
On this ten acre square during the years 1847-1849 stood the first fort, historic Mormon bastion, sometimes called the "Plymouth Rock of the West." Homes were erected of logs or adobe, side by side, with the rear walls forming a protective . . . — — Map (db m35280) HM
Utah's first pioneer burial site was located just thirty feet west and two hundred feet south of
this point. Here, thirty-three Utah pioneers were buried beginning with three year-old Milton Thirlkill. This youngster from Mississippi drowned on 11 . . . — — Map (db m35194) HM
In the early 1860's George and Mary B. Calder built one of the first amusement parks on this spot. They cleared the land with oxen, planted grass and trees and converted a natural spring of water into a lake for boating. It was spanned by a . . . — — Map (db m40229) HM
This statuary and surrounding gardens have been created in tribute to the Mormon pioneers, who sang joyously "All is Well" amid their trials and rigors of the long trek from Nauvoo, Illionis to Salt Lake Valley.
Their beginnings came on April . . . — — Map (db m245954) HM
Anderson Tower was built in 1884 by Robert R. Anderson (1848-1935) a pioneer of 1867, and one of the original settlers on the north bench of Salt Lake City. The tower was patterned after similar towers Mr. Anderson had seen in Scotland as a young . . . — — Map (db m124173) HM
Honored here for his roles as pioneer, colonizer, governor, and religious leader, Brigham Young was best known as simply "Brother Brigham". A beloved leader and wise counselor, he served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day . . . — — Map (db m132637) HM
Brigham Young's Garden Wall was built in the 1850s as a protection
and a "make work" project.
The wall was eight feet high and thirty inches thick at the base. The
wall receded to about twelve inches at the top. Using the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m245950) HM
The Eagle Gate marked the entrance to the homes of Brigham Young. During the early settlement of the valley, Brigham Young was aloted the land lying athwart the mouth of City Creek Canyon. His New England heritage prompted him to desire the privacy . . . — — Map (db m35161) HM
The well-known Mormon hymn, O My Father, has lifted millions of hearts through generations with its sublime message on man's eternal journey. Words to the hymn were written by Eliza R. Snow. Born in Becket, Massachusetts in 1804, she was . . . — — Map (db m234341) HM
Born June 1, 1801, at Whitingham, Vermont
Died August 29, 1877, at Salt Lake City, Utah
Brigham Young, second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints succeeded Joseph Smith, founder of the Church, who was martyred at . . . — — Map (db m62788) HM
On this site in 1857, the Twentieth Ward or Twentieth District School was erected, John Toone builder. The one large room served for school, church and recreation. In 1860 a two-story addition was constructed. Pupils came from all parts of Salt Lake . . . — — Map (db m43559) HM
The hymn Come, Come, Ye Saints, has become a rallying song of Mormons everywhere. Its words were penned by William Clayton, born in Penwortham, Lancashire, England in 1814. He came to America as a convert of the Church of Jesus Christ of . . . — — Map (db m234340) HM
Lucy Loomis Tuttle, the wife of Milo Andrus, directed the
construction of this home while her husband was serving
a mission in England. The Andrus home served as an inn,
providing food and lodging for travelers. It was known as a
“Halfway . . . — — Map (db m172042) HM
In 1846, camped mainly on the shores of the Missouri River, Mormons were already exiled from the United States, bound for a refuge in the west. Then, a call to arms came from the US Government to serve in the Mexican War. US President James K. Polk . . . — — Map (db m173256) HM
In the early settlements of Utah, the pioneer ideal was to be
self-sufficient. The potter filled an important role in achieving
this by helping produce the much-needed resources in the
communities for kitchen, table and bedroom . . . — — Map (db m172757) HM
This unusually large house with its ornamental detailing
indicates the upper middle class status achieved by the John
and Sarah Fairbanks family, after years of living in their
covered wagon and log cabin. Located in Payson, Utah,
the upper . . . — — Map (db m173192) HM
After the first Mormon pioneers came to Utah, thousands more came west each year to join them. Because some pioneers could not afford a covered wagon or oxen, they built simple handcarts to take their belongings in on the long trek to Utah. They . . . — — Map (db m171350) HM
In 1845, it took six months to get a message from the east coast of the United States to California—by the time it arrived, the news was old. In the late 1850s, a half million people had migration west, and they wanted up-to-date news from . . . — — Map (db m171235) HM
English immigrant Samuel Jewkes operated a sawmill and
a gristmill in Fountain-Green, Utah. His middle class home
is constructed of heavy pine timbers connected with
mortise-and-tenon joints and wooden pegs. He insulated
the interior walls by . . . — — Map (db m172251) HM
John Gardiner and his wife Harriet Dyer built this one-room,
13 by 22 foot cabin in Pleasant Grove, Utah. In 1883, John
took a second wife, Annie Nichols. They had ten children,
seven boys and three girls. A lean-to of rock and adobe was
added . . . — — Map (db m173252) HM
This store was founded by Hans and Louise Madsen,
immigrants from Denmark, whose forefathers were
furniture craftsmen famous for their “perlemorkiste”
(handcrafted chests inlaid with mother-of-pearl). The
Madsen's arrived in the Utah . . . — — Map (db m173080) HM
The relative seclusion of this home within the Park is to symbolize its original location several miles southeast of Salt Lake City. After spending the winter of 1848, in a Salt Lake Valley fort, Mary Fielding Smith, widow of LDS . . . — — Map (db m173312) HM
Niels and Josephine Overlade Anderson had nine children,
seven of whom survived to adulthood. A Swedish immigrant,
Niels was renowned for his skills as a marksman, storyteller,
ox trainer, puppeteer and leather braider. Their home was
one of the . . . — — Map (db m172586) HM
On September 30, 1869, George W. Dean of the U.S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey established this building as an
observatory for meridian line placement. Originally located
on the southeast corner of Temple Square, this building
also contained . . . — — Map (db m173496) HM
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