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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rich County

 
Clickable Map of Rich County, Utah and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rich County, UT (16) Cache County, UT (96) Morgan County, UT (8) Summit County, UT (86) Weber County, UT (164) Bear Lake County, ID (48) Franklin County, ID (36) Lincoln County, WY (34) Uinta County, WY (60)  RichCounty(16) Rich County (16)  CacheCounty(96) Cache County (96)  MorganCounty(8) Morgan County (8)  SummitCounty(86) Summit County (86)  WeberCounty(164) Weber County (164)  BearLakeCountyIdaho(48) Bear Lake County (48)  FranklinCounty(36) Franklin County (36)  LincolnCountyWyoming(34) Lincoln County (34)  UintaCounty(60) Uinta County (60)
Randolph is the county seat for Rich County
Adjacent to Rich County, Utah
Cache County (96)  
Morgan County (8)  
Summit County (86)  
Weber County (164)  
Bear Lake County, Idaho (48)  
Franklin County, Idaho (36)  
Lincoln County, Wyoming (34)  
Uinta County, Wyoming (60)  
 
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1 Utah, Rich County, Garden — 521 — Meadowville Pioneer Cemetery
Meadowville, a small valley in the extreme northeast part of Utah's Rich County, is noted for its abundant wild hay, watered by melting snows. The high altitude of this area makes it subject to deep snow and very cold winters. In the early . . . Map (db m276586) HM
2 Utah, Rich County, Garden City — 74 — Fur Traders Rendezvous
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company, headed by Milton G. Sublette, David E. Jackson and Jedediah S. Smith, conducted a fur trading rendezvous in this vicinity in June-July, 1827, taking 130 bales of beaver furs for shipment to St. Louis by pack train. . . . Map (db m66970) HM
3 Utah, Rich County, Garden City — Garden City Bell
About 1896 this bell hung in a belfry on top of a little white church that stood on this very spot. It was rung thirty minutes before church and for fires and disasters. In 1926 the bell was broken during remodeling and put under the steps. The bell . . . Map (db m276585) HM
4 Utah, Rich County, Garden City — The First Oregon Trail
The first covered wagons came into the Rocky Mts. in 1830, they made their way as far west as Fort Washakie in Wyoming. Efforts were made to find passable wagon trails through the Mountains to the Pacific Coast, which goal was finally reached. At . . . Map (db m99320) HM
5 Utah, Rich County, Laketown — Laketown Veteran's Memorial
To Honor The Memory Of All The Veterans From This Humble Valley Who Have Served in The Armed Forces Of This Great Country. They Hace Placed Themselves in Harms Way In Time Of War And Were Available in Peace To Ensure The Freedoms We Hold . . . Map (db m276594) WM
6 Utah, Rich County, Laketown — The Legacy of Laketown — Population 1896--321   1996--330
The Laketown area was originally inhabited by members of the Shoshone, Ute, and Sioux Indian Tribes. They engaged in fishing and hunting around the southern end of Bear Lake. During the winter of 1811 the first known non-native American visitors . . . Map (db m276587) HM
7 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — Chandler-Price Platen, Treadle Press (circa 1885)
This Chandler-Price platen, treadle press (circa 1885) is the last known piece of equipment once used in the printing business for the Randolph newspaper. The platen, or jobber, press was used to print business cards, envelopes, circulars, . . . Map (db m149641) HM
8 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — Randolph
On the 14th of March, 1870, the first settlers came into this valley, responding to a call from the General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Coming from St. Charles, Idaho, were: Randolph H. Stewart, Robert and Charles . . . Map (db m149639) HM
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9 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — Randolph — Population — 1896~472 • 1996~488 —
Randolph lies in the shadow of the Crawford Mountains against the western foothills of the Upper Bear River between two creeks, Big Creek on the south and Little Creek on the north. In answer to a call from the general authorities of The Church of . . . Map (db m149640) HM
10 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — 127 — Randolph
On March 14, 1870, the first pioneers arrived to establish a settlement in Bear River Valley. The townsite was surveyed in the summer of 1870 and named in honor of Randolph H. Stewart, the first Bishop. Heavy snows, early frosts and Indian troubles . . . Map (db m149615) HM
11 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — Rich County WWI Memorial
Let us hold in honored memory those who served their country in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Honor Roll Ernest Fred Johnson David Leroy Dean Joseph Jones Gilbert L. Smith Roy R. Nelson Nurses Katherine McKinnon Florence . . . Map (db m278722) WM
12 Utah, Rich County, Randolph — Wilford Woodruff — 1 March 1807 - 2 September 1898
Born in Connecticut, Wilford Woodruff was a son of Aphek and Beulah (Thompson) Woodruff; he learned the miller's trade and farming from his father. Wilford was a life-long student of scripture. As a teenager he began reading histories and keeping a . . . Map (db m149638) HM
13 Utah, Rich County, Sage Creek Junction — Idaho, Utah and Wyoming Intersect Point
This stone marks the intersect point established June 15, 1874, by A.V. Richards, U.S. astronomer and surveyor, on the 34th meridian west from the center of the old naval observatory dome in Washington, DC with the state boundary of Idaho and Utah . . . Map (db m288447) HM
14 Utah, Rich County, Woodruff — Our Old Community Bell - Woodruff
Dedicated to the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the United States of America and sponsored by the Utah American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and Woodruff Bicentennial Committee This bell was once atop the first permanent schoolhouse in . . . Map (db m276597) HM
15 Utah, Rich County, Woodruff — Woodruff
In June 1870 a group of men left Session Settlement (later called Bountiful) seeking a locality for a new settlement. They traveled north, and entered the Bear Lake Valley. They continued over the divide to a new settlement formed from a company . . . Map (db m276614) HM
16 Utah, Rich County, Woodruff — 456 — Woodruff
In June 1870, a group of men left Sessions Settlement, later called Bountiful, seeking a locality for a new settlement. Traveling through Bear Lake Valley to Randolph, they were told that ten miles south was a good place to settle as it had water, . . . Map (db m276595) HM
 
 
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Sep. 9, 2026