Proudly we pay tribute to the members of our community who answered the call to the colors in World War II
[names not transcribed] — — Map (db m276061) WM
Echo, influenced by the trappers, settlers, gold seekers and others passing through, grew gradually as a multi-cultural community. When news arrived in Salt Lake City that the transcontinental railroad would pass through Echo Canyon, Brigham Young . . . — — Map (db m277797) HM
Historic Corridor
Modern roads and highways often follow historic transportation corridors. In the mid 1800s, the California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express Trails all passed through this canyon. Today, Interstate 80 in Echo Canyon . . . — — Map (db m67627) HM
Echo was midway between the Union Pacific division points of Ogden and Evanston. Echo was a logical choice for the railroad to develop because it was at the bottom of a steep climb up Echo Canyon. At Echo, the coal burning steam engines needed to . . . — — Map (db m277799) HM
This monument is near the site of the old fort, 300 ft. so. west of here. It was on old Emigrant Trail. Route also used by Overland Stage and part of Johnston's Army going east in 1861, to participate in the Civil War. The fort was built during the . . . — — Map (db m67624) HM
First public building in Summit County, built in 1865, originally used as county building, meeting house and amusement hall, later, as school house dedicated by President Brigham Young in the fall of 1868. Summit Stake was organized in this building . . . — — Map (db m67611) HM
Nestled at the base of these cliffs on the north side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks stood the great historic Pulpit Rock. Pulpit Rock was an
important landmark along the Hastings-Mormon trail. Pulpit Rock was close to the tracks and was . . . — — Map (db m277798) HM
A. V. Richards, U.S. astronomer and surveyor, established this corner monument November 14, 1873, at intersection of the forty-first parallel of north latitude with the thirty-forth degree of west longitude (west of Washington D.C.). Federal, state, . . . — — Map (db m133559) HM
Courthouse constructed 1903-1904 at a cost of $20,000
Architect: F.C. Woods & Son of Ogden
Contractors: E.J. Biggs and J.H. Salmon
Jailhouse built 1905.
Designed by T.L. Allen — — Map (db m276063) HM
Summit stake was organized July 9, 1877, William W. Cluff, George G. Snyder, Alma E. Eldridge, Presidency. In 1879 ground was broken for a tabernacle, Thomas L. Allen, Architect and builder. Plans approved by Truman O. Angell, Church Architect. . . . — — Map (db m276060) HM
In the fall of 1858, William H. Smith, a freighter, hauling freight between Salt Lake City and Fort Bridger, Wyoming drove into the campground on Chalk Creek. He noticed that where wheat had been spilled it had taken root, grown and ripened. He . . . — — Map (db m67610) HM
Long before this town was settled in 1859 many Native American cultures especially
the Fremont culture painted and carved various figures and designs on these sandstone
cliffs. Then after the arrival of the settlers many of the towns people and . . . — — Map (db m276630) HM
From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their "New Zion" in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February, 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa to . . . — — Map (db m67626) HM
In 1861, Aaron Daniels built a stage coach station here to change horses and as an overnight stop for the Overland coach from the east to Salt Lake City. Gilmer and Salsbury operated the line until 1870. In 1869, Kimball Brothers, stage between Echo . . . — — Map (db m67622) HM
Frederick Piercy passed by these formations in 1853. He was so impressed that he made a
sketch and wrote about them in his journal.
"We passed many remarkable rocks today, but none I think so much so as Witches Bluffs,
on the east bank of . . . — — Map (db m277802) HM
Constructed c. 1876, this building served Protestants as a church and school until 1880 when it was sold to the Echo School district. Latter-Day Saints then obtained permission to worship here and bought the building in 1913. The chapel served until . . . — — Map (db m306361) HM
This Victorian Gothic building stands as the remaining historic edifice of
"Echo City," one of many boom towns built along the Transcontinental
Railroad. In 1876, the Echo City School District constructed the building with English immigrant John . . . — — Map (db m306360) HM
On Saturday, July 17, 1847, Brigham Young and the main group of pioneers left their camp a mile up Echo Canyon and due to Brigham's illness, traveled only 2-1/2 miles. Their camp of July 17-18, was .4 mile west of this marker on the east bank of . . . — — Map (db m277800) HM
In 1913 there was no federal highway system in the United States. That year
an entrepreneur named Carl J. Fisher originated the idea of creating a coast-
to-coast route that he called the Lincoln Highway. It roughly followed the route of today's . . . — — Map (db m276631) HM
Weber original home station
Apr. 3, 1860 - Nov. 20, 1861
Captain Albert Tracy on April 7, 1860 reported that the station at the mouth of Echo Canyon was being used for a system of relays known as the "Pony Express." The next day he was . . . — — Map (db m276632) HM
Listen, if you will, to the melodic plodding of the oxen as they methodically pull the immigrants and their dreams across the landscape of this canyon. Through rocks of amber and brush of sage, the resilient but gentile giants played their part, . . . — — Map (db m125587) HM
Erected in 1866-67 for protection against hostile Indians. Was 30 rods square with walls 16 feet high built of logs that formed the back walls of the houses, with gates in the east and west walls. There were about 47 families who lived in this fort . . . — — Map (db m276067) HM
Under the Leadership of Brigham Young
the "Mormon" Pioneers
Exploring Their Way to the Valley of
The Great Salt Lake
Passed here July 15 to 20, 1847. Orson Pratt's advance company reached here July 15, others following at . . . — — Map (db m150075) HM
The first known Utah law enforcement officer to give his life in the line of duty was Great Salt Lake County Deputy Sheriff Rodney Badger, one of the original 1847 pioneers. He drowned in 1853 in the Weber River while on assignment from Brigham . . . — — Map (db m277805) HM
Echo, five miles east of Henefer, was settled in 1861 when Elias Asper and others built
homes near a railroad mail station and blacksmith shop previously located. In 1871
Wm. L. Turpin hired Benjamin Lamb to build a three story gristmill of red . . . — — Map (db m276652) HM
Intersection of Old Pioneer Trail of 1847 and the Lincoln Highway
The pioneers passed this spot July 19, 1847 under the leadership of Brigham Young
This monument erected by the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of . . . — — Map (db m277821) HM
In 1853 Brigham Young asked English immigrants James and William Hennefer to start a settlement east of the big mountain. Tall, abundant sagebrush, threats of danger, and harsh winters made this area very difficult to establish.
Each year in . . . — — Map (db m277822) HM
Archaeological findings suggest Native Americans once inhabited this area as early
as 12,000 years ago. These indigenous people survived for centuries, eventually
forming tribal bands. The most noted of these tribes was the Shoshone.
The . . . — — Map (db m277816) HM
For 165 years, this humble plot of land served the citizens of Henefer well.
In 1866, for the safety of the early settlers, a fort was built on the south end of this lot. The fort was constructed of logs, with port holes for defense, and . . . — — Map (db m277825) HM
The ground on which you now stand was once the site of a Mormon pioneer camp. The pioneers chose this location because it hosted a natural spring, had access to the Weber River, and had an open view which allowed easy detection of threats to the . . . — — Map (db m277813) HM
Weber Canyon has always been the most important gateway into the Great Salt Lake Valley. Through its portals passed many notable persons of early Utah history including John Weber, a trapper, who is supposed to have been killed by Indians in the . . . — — Map (db m277807) HM
The first known overland travelers to cross the Weber River, at a point .4-mile directly in front of this marker, were the Harlan-Young, Lienhard, and Donner-Reed parties of 1846. It was at this crossing that Lansford Hastings left a note telling . . . — — Map (db m277803) HM
Before settlement, Indians had summer camp here as feed for cattle, sheep and horses was plentiful. Their carvings in caves can be seen near here. In 1870 Nathan Neibour homesteaded land here and built a cabin. He received a patent to the land in . . . — — Map (db m276065) HM
This valley settled by Thomas Rhodes in 1858, was a summer paradise for Indians who came to hunt fish and gather wild fruit and sego bulbs. The Weber River Indian trail skirted the east foothills to Weber Canyon crossed the river at the Old Kamas . . . — — Map (db m276049) HM
In the spring of 1849, Samuel Comstock Snyder joined Parley P. Pratt in cutting a road up "Big Canyon" and saw for the first time the mountain plateau which the pioneers named "Parley's Park." The road became the "Golden Pass," a toll road for Wells . . . — — Map (db m276056) HM
In the spring of 1849, Samuel Comstock Snyder became associated with Parley P. Pratt, who had the squatter's right to the green mountain plateau which the pioneers named "Parley's Park." In 1850, Samuel Snyder bought out Parley P. Pratt's claim for . . . — — Map (db m276058) HM
At 4:00 a.m. on June 19, 1898 a Chinese cook spotted flames on Main Street, and alerted a
policeman who fired three pistol shots to awaken Parkites to the conflagration which destroyed virtually all the buildings on Main Street. Reconstruction of . . . — — Map (db m277596) HM
The north portion of this building was constructed in 1898 at a cost of $3,000. It was the largest Main Street structure built after the 1898 fire which destroyed Park City's commercial district. The south section of the bulding was added around . . . — — Map (db m277452) HM
In Memory of Madame Manager
Mom, Baba, Arwa, for all she did for
Park City and for us.
Arlene Loble, the first woman City Manager in Utah, presided over the transition of Park City
from an aging mining town to an emerging world famous . . . — — Map (db m277602) HM
This brick structure was built in 1925 by a long familiar face on the Park City scene, Dr. William J. Bardsley, who began his local medical practice in 1903 and continued to serve Park City's medical needs for over half a century. This building . . . — — Map (db m277513) HM
The Bogan Boarding House, built in 1904, was established as a boarding house for miners after the passage of the mine boarding house bill in 1901. Prior to 1901, single miners were required to live in the company owned boarding houses close to the . . . — — Map (db m277538) HM
Built in the early 1900's, this building originally served as a candy and sporting goods store. By the 1940's it was known as the Orange Blossom Confectionary, and was a popular gathering place during the wartime years. Ice cream and soda water were . . . — — Map (db m277561) HM
After several years of petitioning the State of Utah for incorporation, Park City was granted a charter on March 8, 1884. With a population in excess of 4,000 a building to centralize municipal functions was critically needed. Construction of City . . . — — Map (db m277600) HM
Constructed in 1885. Rebuilt following partial destruction during the 1898 fire. Original jail cells located in basement. Marker placed January 1974 by the Park City Arts Festival Committee. — — Map (db m277599) HM
Many Olympic visitors walked through City Park from the Park City Mountain Resort on their way to the Main Street Celebrations. Solomon, the famous ski and sports manufacturer, used the Miners Hospital as their official hospitality house and . . . — — Map (db m277713) HM
In 1920, Emmett "Bud" Wright made his living skiing, but not as a ski patrolman or ski racer.
Bud worked as a lineman for the local telephone company, traveling the mountains surrounding
Park City on his 10 foot-long, handmade skis, repairing the . . . — — Map (db m277572) HM
This was the hub of Park City's Olympic Winter Games Celebrations. Over 500 thousand visitors enjoyed non-stop music, food, roving entertainment, giant video boards, pin trading, special lighting effects, and hospitality warming fires. People from . . . — — Map (db m277569) HM
Frank Andrew was a prominent Park City merchant who established a hardware and house furnishings emporium in 1892. After his place of business was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1898, Andrew built this structure in the fall of that year. Reflecting . . . — — Map (db m277565) HM
Constructed in 1926, this is a later interpretation of a simple mining community commercial structure. Its use of brick reflects the concern with fireproofing Main Street buildings after the fire of 1898, which destroyed most of the wood buildings . . . — — Map (db m277544) HM
This one-story commercial structure was built in two sections. The northern part was erected just after the great fire of 1898, which burned most of Main Street. Original occupants were a cobbler and a saloon. By 1907 the saloon was enlarged with . . . — — Map (db m277550) HM
The Jenkins Photography Studio, which produced many significant historical photographs, was opened in 1919 by Joseph Edward Jenkins and his wife, Marjorie Wilkes Jenkins
In the 1920's, the storefront advertising introduced the residents of Park . . . — — Map (db m277557) HM
Jack Green was a lover of life-politics, music, and above all, Park City itself. He moved to Park City as a small boy, and for the next 60 years dedicated his life to the life of this community. Following in his father's footsteps, he served as Park . . . — — Map (db m277704) HM
Norway House occupied the top two floors of the Library & Education Center (the old Park City High School) during the Olympics, playing host to the King & Queen of Norway as well as many Norwegian athletes, officials, and business people. A . . . — — Map (db m277706) HM
Built in 1935-36, the Marsac Elementary School is one of over 230 public works buildings constructed in Utah under various New Deal programs during the Depression years of the 1930s and '40s. The construction of public works buildings, of which only . . . — — Map (db m277604) HM
Park City, from its earliest days as a mining camp, was conscientious of the educational needs of its children. As early as 1875 private schools were established by the mining companies and churches. The Jefferson and Washington Schools were public . . . — — Map (db m277603) HM
This building once served as the Masonic Hall for Uintah Lodge No. 7. Fraternal and secret societies flourished in Park City in the late 1800's. Their meeting halls played a significant role in the town's social fabric.
The Park City Masonic . . . — — Map (db m276074) HM
Miners are the anonymous thousands whose only monuments are the waste dumps in the mountains
This sculpture is dedicated to the remarkable accomplishments of those men who mined with great effort and ingenuity the silver and lead ores found . . . — — Map (db m277458) HM
Site of Coca-Cola's Pin Trading booths from November 2001 through March 2002, hundreds of thousands of visitors traded Olympic pins from all over the world as part of Park City's Main Street Olympic Winter Games Celebrations. The Roots Store, across . . . — — Map (db m277461) HM
In 1985, Sundance Institute began running the U.S. Film Festival in Park City, becoming a platform for independent artists. The Festival was officially
renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991 attracting thousands of film lovers to this mountain . . . — — Map (db m277460) HM
The original church on this site was built in the 1880's by the Congregationalists, a sect which arrived in Park City while it was still a mining camp. Congregationalists were the first to establish regular Protestant services in Utah. By 1883 they . . . — — Map (db m277463) HM
This gothic style brick church was constructed in 1899 by P. Anderson & Company for the First Congregational Church of Park City. Established in Park City in 1879. The Congregationalists joined with the Park City Methodist Church in 1919 under the . . . — — Map (db m277466) HM
Beginning in the late 1860s the Park City mining district attracted hundreds of laborers to work the mines. With them came organized labor, which sought to assure better wages and working conditions for the miners. In Park City they were represented . . . — — Map (db m277710) HM
At this site, the first settlers entered Park City. George C. Snyder, his wife Rhoda and their three children had cleared their way through the forest to arrive at their destination on May 25, 1872. On July 4, 1872, a celebration was held, a U.S. . . . — — Map (db m276054) HM
This two-story structure was designed by Richard Kletting, who at the turn of the century was considered Utah's foremost architect. Attesting to the company's confidence in Park City's future, Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone purchased the land in . . . — — Map (db m277559) HM
On July 4, 1984, Officer Rodney W. Schreurs of the Park City Police Department was directing traffic after the annual 4th of July fireworks display when he was struck and killed by a fast moving automobile. Officer Schreurs was the 2nd Park City . . . — — Map (db m276081) HM
On this site stood the office of The Park Record, Utah's oldest weekly
newspaper. It was owned and operated for 63 years by Samuel LePage "Dad"
Raddon. A son of Henry George and Judith LePage Raddon, he was born in Saint Peter Port, Isle of . . . — — Map (db m277551) HM
In the late 1870's numerous schools and churches were established throughout Park City - evidence that a sense of community was replacing the transient mining camp character of the town. With Irish Catholics prominent among the mining population, . . . — — Map (db m277542) HM
Built 1883 - the oldest Catholic church and school building still in use in Utah. Remodeled 1950 following severe damage by fire. — — Map (db m277541) HM
Built for $1000 shortly after the 1898 fire, this is a false front, one story commercial structure very typical of mining town architecture of its day. The southern section was built first; the northern section was added twenty years later. One of . . . — — Map (db m277447) HM
This one-story frame commercial structure was built in 1905 for use as the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Because the county sheriff was not based in Park City the office was not often used. In the 1940s Sheriff George Fisher installed a large safe . . . — — Map (db m277448) HM
Built in 1905 by the M.S. Aschiem Mercantile Company on property adjacent to its thriving, landmark store, this Mission style structure was one of the few brick commercial buildings on Main Street in its day. The building has design features unique . . . — — Map (db m277454) HM
The Park City Hotel was built on this site after the Great Fire of 1898. It was managed by a well-liked and respected Park City resident, Mrs. Marie Hethke O'Keefe, who also owned the furnishings. After it was destroyed in another fire in 1912, a . . . — — Map (db m276082) HM
Built of wood after the great fire of 1898, this building has always functioned as a restaurant or saloon, and was originally called the Silver King Restaurant. Construction took place in two phases: the southern half built first, and a mirror image . . . — — Map (db m277453) HM
In the early 1900's Park City's social and entertainment needs were served by a number of flourishing theaters and social halls. When the Dewey Theater, originally on this site, collapsed under a heavy snow load, John Rugar replaced it with the . . . — — Map (db m277546) HM
One of the first brick buildings begun after the 1898 fire, this commercial structure served the banking, mining, and general business activity of the First National Bank and Silver King Mining Company, and such prominent Utah mining entrepreneurs . . . — — Map (db m277524) HM
This one-story commercial structure was built in 1909, and is a typical example of the mining town commercial design of its time. The front facade features the recessed double entrance and large display windows characteristic of Main Street store . . . — — Map (db m277549) HM
This two-story frame structure was built just after the 1898 fire which burned most of the buildings on Main Street. Among the first occupants was the Salvation Army, which moved in in 1900. By 1902 it was the funeral parlor of Bill Fennemore, whose . . . — — Map (db m276075) HM
This building was constructed in 1922 as an addition to the Oak Saloon, a frame structure which was located on the lot to the south. The Oak Saloon was established in 1902 by Spriggs and Prior, with Henry Spriggs as manager. It was one of the most . . . — — Map (db m277456) HM
Roger E. Harlan was born on June 28, 1935, and passed away on January 5, 2010. He was a Young Life minister by profession and a natural statesman, serving on the Park City Council all but four years from 1992 to 2009. His lifelong focus was youth . . . — — Map (db m277795) HM
In May of 1964, plans were announced to construct Park City's first modern hotel, to be called the Treasure Mountain Inn. Excitement over the fledgling ski area, Treasure Mountains (aka Park City Mountain Resort), fueled a building boom. The Inn was . . . — — Map (db m277536) HM
As ore started rolling out of the mines in Park City in 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad was completing its section of the transcontinental railroad in northem Utah. The UP seized the opportunity to build a spur line to Park City in 1880, which was . . . — — Map (db m276078) HM
In 1919 Park City's newly-organized American Legion proposed to build a meeting
hall in honor of Summit County's World War I veterans. Plans were drawn up, but had
to be tabled when funding could not be found. The project was reactivated in the . . . — — Map (db m277455) HM
In 1861 a fort was built on a nearby creek, moved in 1866 to Sage Bottom, sometimes called Woodenshoe, one mile south of Peoa. Houses of split logs and clay were placed close together with a church in the center. Drinking water was obtained from a . . . — — Map (db m276051) HM
In May of 1857, an exploring party, under the direction of W. W. Phelps, visited this area
seeking locations for future settlements. After selecting this as a place appropriate for such a settlement, he said a prayer of dedication over the area.
. . . — — Map (db m276052) HM
