To honor the memory of all of the veterans who have served in the armed forces of this great nation. In war and in peace they have placed themselves in harm's way to serve a cause greater than themselves, ensuring that the freedom we hold dear and . . . — — Map (db m277140) WM
This plaque is dedicated to those early pioneers of Moon Lake Electric Association, whose persistence and foresight enabled the residents of this area to enjoy the benefits of central station electricity.
Their efforts rescued the housewife . . . — — Map (db m277139) HM
After 1861 this area was an Indian reservation until opened for settlement in 1905. Homesteaders arrived cleared land, dug ditches planted crops and built cabins. Home erected by David Richardson, moved here, became the first post office; Rhoda . . . — — Map (db m277138) HM
Explorers, trappers and traders were here before Brigham Young sent a group, in 1861, to prepare the way for Mormon colonization. But in October 1861 the U.S. Government set apart Uintah Valley for Indian Reservation. In 1905 a portion was opened . . . — — Map (db m44051) HM
In commemoration of the Catholic Priest, Father Escalante, who in 1776 came into Utah. He crossed the Green River at Jensen and camped two days at that place. His diary shows that he camped at the junction of the Strawberry and Duchesne rivers one . . . — — Map (db m72764) HM
Duchesne, Utah Gateway to the Uinta Basin Points of interest along the Duchesne County, Utah section of the Dinosaur Diamond include: Duchesne Pope Museum: Home of Duchesne pioneers Fred and Marie Pope. Museum contains . . . — — Map (db m263967) HM
Suspicious of the strange Indian leading them ever farther west into unknown territory, the two Spanish priests and their party of horsemen struggled through the canyon of the Strawberry River. Fray Francisco Atanacio Dominguez and Fray Silvestre . . . — — Map (db m239630) HM
According to one tradition, the Duchesne River was named after Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Mother Duchesne and the Catholic Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, had started schools in Missouri. The children of many of the early pioneer . . . — — Map (db m72766) HM
In 1866-7, U. S. Army made road to Price and Bridge across Duchesne River. At this point Henderson’s Indian Trading Post, Caldwell’s Stage Station and a blacksmith shop were erected. 1905, Army surveyed townsite named for H. P. Myton, Supt. Indian . . . — — Map (db m72760) HM
The first white settlers came to Neola in 1906. By 1912 a log school house had been erected which served for many years for all public meetings. The bell displayed on this monument was purchased by donation in 1916 and placed on the building to call . . . — — Map (db m277133) HM
In 1905 William H. Smart, Uintah Stake President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, supervised the colonization of reservation homesteaders. Ephraim Lambert was appointed bishop. Dry Gulch Irrigation Co. organized, R.S. Collett, President . . . — — Map (db m277137) HM
In 1865 a treaty was signed requiring the Indians to move to the Uintah reservation, which had been established by Brigham Young in 1851. Lt. Pardon Dodds, the first official Indian agent, built a log cabin and fort in 1867 on the upper Duchesne . . . — — Map (db m277142) HM
First called Lake Fork, this area was homesteaded 1905. Settlers platted sites for Mountain Home, Boneta and Talmage, hauled water from Lake Fork River, dug irrigation canal, built homes, threshed first crops of wheat with flail for seed and flour, . . . — — Map (db m277141) HM
