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 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
On Cemetery Road, 0.4 miles north of West 100 North Street, on the right when traveling north.
This sacred plot, laid out by Joseph Gaston Garlick, was first used in 1860. Three small children, Maria Terry, Henry Weeks Sanderson, Jr., and Lucy Jones were the first buried here. Later, John Givens, his wife, Eliza, and their son and three small . . . — — Map (db m75061) HM
On South State Street north of East 100 South Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1859, a small group from Mt. Pleasant laid out a townsite here called North Bend. Later the name was changed to Fairview. During the winter rock was quarried and hauled to build a fort, and in 1860 walls of three sides were finished; the other . . . — — Map (db m235293) HM
On S 100 E Street at E 100 S Street, on the right when traveling north on S 100 E Street.
In 1861 Joseph Bartholomew, James Mellor and others settled here and diverted the warm creek for irrigation purposes. A branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized in 1862 with Branch Young as President. The name of the . . . — — Map (db m74909) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the Fayette Merc. from circa 1890s to 1986. Until 1960 it was part of the ZCMI co-operative system which served more than . . . — — Map (db m74910) HM
On South State Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on South State Street.
After Albert Petty surveyed this site in 1859, pioneers came, built homes, erected a meeting house of logs cut by William Gibson and Asbury Parks. In 1861, Bishop Robert L. Johnson opened first store and hotel. Polly Johnson was first Relief Society . . . — — Map (db m75193) HM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
This monument replaces one previously erected north of town near the site of this historical event. Over the years the original marker was weather-eroded and vandalized.
Lewis Lund an eighteen year-old herdsman, along with Jasper Robertson, Swen . . . — — Map (db m75191) HM
On West Center Street at 300 West Street, on the left when traveling west on West Center Street.
This location, later called Fountain Green, was a favorite camping place for travelers. Sept. 30, 1853, James Nelson, Wm. Luke, Wm. Reed and Thos. Clark, while camping here with their ox teams, were killed by Indians. Under direction of Brigham . . . — — Map (db m75228) HM
On North Main Street north of 200 North Street, on the left when traveling north.
Gunnison was settled in 1859. As a precinct it was granted weekly U.S. Mail service in 1862. The Black Hawk War began in 1865. In 1867 a bastion was erected 362 feet southeast of here. It was used by Colonel Byron Pace and 1500 militia men to . . . — — Map (db m74907) HM
On West 300 North east of North 100 West, on the right when traveling west.
This pioneer cabin, one of the first erected in Manti, was built inside the log fort, about 1853 by Nathaniel S. Beach. He later moved it to 104 West 2nd North where it was purchased by William and Johannah Richey, as a home for their family. At one . . . — — Map (db m74949) HM
On East 500 North Street (U.S. 89) at North 100 East Street, on the left when traveling north on East 500 North Street.
Under direction of Bishop Isaac Morley 224 pioneers arrived in this vicinity Nov. 22, 1849. In response to an invitation from Indian Chief Walker to President Brigham Young. Their first homes were dugouts in the south side of Temple Hill. That . . . — — Map (db m44489) HM
On South 200 West Street at West 100 South Street, on the right when traveling south on South 200 West Street.
Erected in 1865 on order of General D.H. Wells to protect the settlers during the Black Hawk War. The fort covered the present City Hall Block and westward with 12 ft. rock walls supporting cabins along the inside. The bastion stood on the Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m75190) HM
On South State Street south of 100 South Street, on the right when traveling south.
On Sept. 7, 1872, the final peace treaty of the Utah Black Hawk Indian War was signed at the home of Bishop Seeley by General Henry A. Morrow, Orson Hyde, Amasa Tucker, Fredrick Olson, Reddick Allred and William S. Seeley. Representing the Indians . . . — — Map (db m75172) HM
On North State Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mt. Pleasant, a small town nestled at the foot of the mountains in Sanpete County near the geographic center of Utah, was settled early in 1859. During June the men kept busy tending their crops and building a fort, twenty-six rods by twenty-six . . . — — Map (db m75169) HM
On North Main Street at West 100 North, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
This spring was long used by Indians and early scouts as a camp site. James Allred, directed by Brigham Young on March 22, 1852 led his sons and their families here to build their homes. In 1853 a large colony of Scandinavian emigrants joined them. . . . — — Map (db m75059) HM
On North 100 East north of East 200 North, on the right when traveling north.
The pioneers of Spring City established a cemetery at this location in 1857. It is in the shape of the State of Utah. The earliest known burial was that of Newton Devine Allred in 1857. Three men who were casualties of the Black Hawk War, James . . . — — Map (db m150177) HM
On South Main Street at West 100 South, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 1859, this area was resettled permanently by families of James Allred, Wm. Black, James Ellis, a large Danish colony of gifted craftsmen and stonemasons, and others. They surveyed the land, raised abundant crops, and became known as the . . . — — Map (db m75044) HM
On South Main Street at 100 South Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In 1873, Daniel B. Funk purchased the winter camp grounds of the Sanpitch Indians situated in Arropeen Valley, one mile east of Sterling, Utah. With the help of President Brigham Young, he obtained from Chief Arropeen a deed to the valley. Here he . . . — — Map (db m74917) HM
On West Center Street, 0.5 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
In this cemetery are the remains of many of the settlers of the town of Pettyville. In 1873, George Petty led fifteen families from the town of Manti to an area located two miles west of Sterling. They built a settlement and named it after Mr. . . . — — Map (db m74920) HM
On Main Street at Center Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
First Walker War casualty, Peter Ludvigson, was killed by Indians in 1865, three miles south of Sterling. Wm. D. and Daniel B. Funk located on Six-Mile Creek in 1872; dug irrigation ditches for farming. Families came later. A Manti branch of Church . . . — — Map (db m74919) HM
On State Street north of East 100 North, on the right when traveling north.
In 1854, at Fort Ephraim, an Indian Tabiona, gave Pres. Brigham Young a black rock, saying “Heap burn.” Two Welsh coal miners, John Rees and John Price, were sent with the Indian to located the coal vein, which was found in Coal Canyon . . . — — Map (db m150180) HM
On Main Street at Center Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In the spring of 1871, Harry Dalton, James Powell, and their families traveled across Sevier Valley to Omni Point at the base of Cove Mountain. In early fall that same year, the Edward Killick Roberts and John Gleave families moved from Glenwood to . . . — — Map (db m147706) HM
On South Main Street at West 100 South, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
While riding through the Aurora valley, George T. Holdaway, J. Alma Holdaway and Elliott Newell of Provo, Utah, noticed fertile soil and an abundance of water and decided to begin a settlement here. They traveled home and encouraged others to join . . . — — Map (db m74856) HM
On Utah Route 24, 0.3 miles north of Utah Route 62, on the left when traveling north.
June 15, 1873 Brigham Young called Albert K. Thurber and George W. Bean, Indian interpreters, WM. B. Pace, William Jex and others to explore Grass Valley for settlement and make peace with the Indians. Chief Tabioonah accompanied the party and acted . . . — — Map (db m142661) HM
On East 200 North at Center Street, on the right when traveling west on East 200 North.
Elsinore, named for a town in Denmark, was settled in 1874-75 by families of James C. Jensen, Charles H. Nielson, Lars Hansen, Niels Erickson, Hans Nielsen, William and Vigo Smith; Thomas C. Jensen and sons: (Jens Ivor, Christian J., Niels Peter), . . . — — Map (db m74807) HM
On Utah Route 119 at Utah Route 263, on the right when traveling east on State Route 119.
On October 2, 1874, the Latter-day Saints living in this locality organized a modern order of Enoch called the United Order, established under counsel and instruction of Brigham Young. Families placed their land, cattle, sheep, machinery and all . . . — — Map (db m74844) HM
On Main Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This building has two markers on the east wall of the building.
ZCMI Co-Op Building
1878-1930
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the . . . — — Map (db m74846) HM
On North 100 East, on the left when traveling north.
Jericho settlement was begun in 1864. That spring, Charles Green, John Pine, Daniel Brown, and a Mr. Hill arrived from Sanpete. The valley had fertile soil and water from the Sevier River, but the site was abandoned in 1865 because of Indian . . . — — Map (db m74801) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
During the winter of 1866-1867, William Cordingly built a small log cabin in the settlement of Alma, and by early spring the house was ready for his family. Indian troubles forced some of the original settlers to abandon their homes and leave this . . . — — Map (db m74804) HM
On West 200 North at North 100 West, on the right when traveling west on West 200 North.
Pioneers and Families who lived in
Fort Alma (later Monroe) 1864-1867
Major Allred, Parley Allred, Wiley Allred, Andrew Anderson, Israel Bale, Benjamin Barney, Walter Barney, Joseph Besswick, George Blacket, John W. Bohman, Thomas Broadbent, . . . — — Map (db m74806) HM
On West Main Street at North Center Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The town of Redmond established in 1875 with John Johnson as the first Bishop and Mayor, received its name from the three red mounds that form part of the grey hills to the west of town. The Redmond Town Hall has been a landmark in Redmond for many . . . — — Map (db m74861) HM
On South 200 West, on the right when traveling north.
On this spot of ground, in 1873, an adobe building, the first recreation center in Richfield, was erected by Pioneers Austin M., Alonzo L. and Albert Farnsworth. Accepted into the United Order in 1874. Acquired by the LDS Church in 1877 for all . . . — — Map (db m74819) HM
On West 100 South, 0.2 miles west of South Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Near this spot in 1865 a rock fort was built as a protection from Indians. It was a cooperative project. Each man who owned a city lot built one rod of the wall which was 3 l/2 feet at base, 12 feet high, 1 foot at top. There were portholes at . . . — — Map (db m74820) HM
On East 300 North, on the right when traveling west.
The first ten pioneers who arrived here January 6, 1864, were Capt. Albert Lewis, Robert W. Glenn, Christian O. Hansen, Hans O. Hansen, Nelson Higgins, August Nelson, George Oglevie, Eskild C. Peterson, Andrew Poulson, and Jorgen Smith. Followed by . . . — — Map (db m74840) HM
On South 100 East just north of East 100 South, on the right when traveling north.
Erection of the first L.D.S. Church in Salina was commenced in 1864 when rocks were hauled from a quarry two miles away. Soren Neilson, a stonecutter, supervised the work. When the structure was built to the square, the people used it as a fort. . . . — — Map (db m74860) HM
On South State Street at Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south on South State Street.
During the winter of 1864 a small band of Indians near Gunnison contracted smallpox and blamed the settlers. In April 1865 the Utes and Whites met at Manti to solve the difficulties but failed. Elijah B. Ward and James P. Anderson were killed by . . . — — Map (db m74857) HM
On South 100 East at East 100 North, on the right when traveling north on South 100 East.
Work on the Fort began in 1865. The Fort was 214 feet square, on ground purchased from Christian Sorenson. The walls were 10 feet high, and 2 feet thick, with bastions 10 feet square at the four corners, with port holes in walls and bastions. Inside . . . — — Map (db m74859) HM
On Utah Route 24, 0.1 miles north of Center Street, on the left when traveling north.
On April 5, 1868, a company of twenty three men under the leadership of Frederick Olson of Spring City were on their way to Monroe with the intention of resettling that locality. When at Cedar Ridge near Rocky Ford, now within the limits of . . . — — Map (db m74855) HM
On S. Hoytsville Road at E 1100 S Road, on the right when traveling north on S. Hoytsville Road.
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
On S. Main Street at W 100 S Street (Utah Route 280), on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
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
On Hoytsville Road, 0.3 miles north of Old Lincoln Highway, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 101, on the right when traveling west.
From 1881 to 1893 Garfield Beach was the most famous and finest recreation resort on the shores of Great Salt Lake, with its railroad station, lunch stand, restaurant, bath houses and pier leading to the dance pavilion, and with the pioneer . . . — — Map (db m67591) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 101, on the right when traveling west.
On July 27, 1847, an exploring party of pioneers bathed near historic Black Rock. In 1851, the first recorded Fourth of July celebration was held here; 150 vehicles and 60 horsemen arrived from Salt Lake City. A huge, homemade flag was unfurled. . . . — — Map (db m136326) HM
On U.S. 40 at South 10500 East, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 40.
The first boat (framed together with wooden pegs) used for passengers and baggage was built and operated by Lars Jensen 2 ½ miles downstream from 1881 to 1909.
It was replaced by a cable ferry for wagons in 1885, and a larger boat in . . . — — Map (db m114450) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 40) at North 100 West, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Jeremiah Hatch came to Ashley Valley in 1878 as an Indian agent. Following the Meeker, Colorado massacre of 1879 he was instructed to build a fort as protection for white settlers. Their cabins, with cedar post buttresses between, formed part of . . . — — Map (db m114422) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 40) at South Vernal Avenue (U.S. 191), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
September 1886 Samuel R. Bennion was sent here to establish a banking institution called the 'Ashley Co-op.' In 1903 the first pioneer bank was opened for business. In 1916 W.H. Coltharp erected this building with Salt Lake City brick. A full car . . . — — Map (db m114421) HM
This site marks the center of Mountainville, settled 1850 by a few families led by Wm. W. Wordworth. Others came and built a fort wall which gave protection for 15 years. First log meetinghouse was built Dec. 1851. Morris Phelps ran a sawmill. . . . — — Map (db m224154) HM
On North Main Street north of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
Construction started on this second public building in 1857 and this building was dedicated by President Brigham Young in 1863. The dimensions of this structure are 21′ x 32′, with the foundation walls 28″ thick and the walls above . . . — — Map (db m224153) HM
On Pioneer Drive at Alpine City Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on Pioneer Drive.
Three rods north of this site the settlers built their first meeting and school house in 1851, a small log structure with roof of split logs and dirt, log benches and a fireplace of granite. Charles S. Peterson, Roswell Stevens and Morris Phelps, . . . — — Map (db m224155) HM
On South Main Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
Eight rods W. of this marker was the S.W. corner of a fort erected for protection from the Indians in the Walker War. The walls enclosed three separate squares: in 1853, an 8 ft. mud wall built around a 33 r. sq. was named Fort Wordsworth; in 1854, . . . — — Map (db m224159) HM
On South Main Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Alpine’s first settlers arrived in September 1850. By 1869, with a population of 208, it became necessary to erect a large, rock church on this site. It had a round, stained-glass window and a two-story vestry. A silver-toned bell was placed in the . . . — — Map (db m224158) HM
Near 200 North Street west of North 200 East Street.
Construction on the old red schoolhouse started in the spring of 1899 and was completed in 1901 at a cost of $3,789.12. In 1882 school trustees petitioned Alpine City to purchase the land to build the schoolhouse and paid $5.00 for it. Sand for . . . — — Map (db m224156) HM
On East Main Street west of South 100 East, on the right when traveling east.
The Territorial Legislature, February, 1866, authorized the levy of a tax for the support of schools within each district, pursuant to this act, Mayor Leonard E. Harrington called a meeting and the majority of citizens of American Fork approved . . . — — Map (db m149845) HM
On South 100 East south of East Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1852 Mormon Pioneers who had settled on the American Fork creek received orders to build a fort for protection from Indians. Most cabins were moved into an enclosure 80x74 rods, covering 37 acres. By 1855 each of the families built a wall 12x6 . . . — — Map (db m149844) HM
On East 300 North at North 100 East, on the right when traveling west on East 300 North.
This spot served as burial ground for pioneers of American Fork from about 1852 to 1868. When death came to the village, bodies were prepared for burial and graves dug by friends and relatives. Some Indians were buried here.
Listed on the . . . — — Map (db m149972) HM
Near Church Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 89), on the left when traveling north.
The bell atop this City Hall has a long history in American Fork. It was originally purchased for $211.17 in 1887, and was placed in the tower of the old City Hall at Main and Center Streets. Sorrow, joy, disaster, emergency and other messages were . . . — — Map (db m149989) HM
On Utah Route 68 north of U.S. 6, on the right when traveling north.
Elberta was originally established in the early 1900's as two seperate settlements Elberta and also Verda, four miles south of this location. The surrounding 15,000 acres were purchased in 1892 by Gilbert Payton and Ernest Rigdon with visions of a . . . — — Map (db m75305) HM
On U.S. 89, 0.8 miles north of Indianola Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the spring of 1865 John Given with his wife Eliza and their four children, John Jr., Mary, Anna, and Martha, settled in the meadow land about 110 feet west of here. They built a cabin and willow shanty. Charles Brown and Charles W. Leah were . . . — — Map (db m139785) HM
On U.S. 6 west of South 12000 West Street, on the right when traveling west.
As early Latter-day Saint pioneers came to the Goshen Valley, they settled in areas then known as Sandtown, The Bend, and The Fort. Later, President Brigham Young urged the settlers to form the township of Goshen and predicted that a new highway . . . — — Map (db m75304) HM
On West State Street west of North Center Street, on the right when traveling west.
In February, 1851 this plot of ground along the north side of state road and west of dry creek was dedicated as a cemetery for the city of Lehi; when John Griggs White, aged 75 years, was buried. This land was government owned; later it was a home . . . — — Map (db m150062) HM
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Lehi Hotel is the oldest standing Adobe Hotel between Salt Lake City and Denver. As early as 1853, Joseph Johnson Smith operated a blacksmith and wagon shop on this site, which was inside the western wall of Lehi Fort. John Woodhouse expanded . . . — — Map (db m149974) HM
On North 200 West, on the right when traveling south.
n 1881, this building was constructed as the Lehi First Ward Relief Society Hall. It was used as a gathering place for meetings and to display and sell homemade goods. The adobe building was completed in 1883. Funds for materials came from bake . . . — — Map (db m150061) HM
On Mill Pond Road at Pioneer Crossing, on the right when traveling south on Mill Pond Road.
The Lehi factory of the Utah Sugar Company, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, occupies a pre-eminent place among early sugar mills in America. As historian Leonard Arrington has written: “It was the first sugar-beet factory . . . — — Map (db m149976) HM
On West Maple Street, on the right when traveling east.
Matilda Wells Streeper donated one acre of land at this site for the building of a meeting house. A grove of trees was left on the lot to beautify the grounds. On August 26, 1888, Apostle Francis M. Lyman of The Church of Latter-day Saints organized . . . — — Map (db m148622) HM
On East 800 South, on the right when traveling east.
Timpanogos Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized November 8, 1885, at a meeting held in the log schoolhouse presided over by Presiding Bishop William B. Preston, his counselor Robert T. Burton, and Provo Stake . . . — — Map (db m149450) HM
On East 800 North (Utah Route 52) at North 1100 East Street, on the right when traveling west on East 800 North.
Absence of water was an obstacle to the early growth and development of the level, elevated ground north of Provo known as Provo Bench. Landowners found the area’s rocky soil suitable for growing fruit trees. However, watering the trees required . . . — — Map (db m223828) HM
Payson, first settled in 1850, was incorporated January 21, 1852 with David Crockett as mayor. In 1870, during the administration of Mayor Orrawell Simons 1866-75, a City Hall, Payson's first brick building, was erected 377 feet west and 14 feet . . . — — Map (db m148814) HM
On South 500 West, 0.1 miles north of West 100 South, on the right when traveling north.
Payson was settled Oct. 20, 1850, when a group of Mormons consisting of James Pace, John C. Searle, Andrew J. Stewart with their families, and two boys, Allison Hill and Nathaniel Haws, arrived at the northwestern extremity of the city. The creek on . . . — — Map (db m148795) HM
This Pioneer Millstone designates the centennial of Payson City, founded Oct. 20, 1850, by Mormon settlers. Near this monument on Peteetneet Creek was erected the first public building, a log cabin used as a school, church and fort. A sawmill and . . . — — Map (db m148813) HM
On South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
In 1872 Archibald Gardner built the first flour mill in Pleasant Grove which he sold, in 1876, to David Adamson who installed these grinding stones. They were run by waterwheel also a steam engine when water was low. Grain was ground into fine flour . . . — — Map (db m149578) HM
On South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
This building is one of the oldest schools and community centers now standing. The west wing built about 1864, from adobes salvaged from first and second school houses of 1852-53. Planned by Henry Greenhalgh. Center and east rooms added about . . . — — Map (db m149580) HM
On East 200 South, on the right when traveling west.
Early in the year of 1849, an Indian party confronted some Mormon settlers and took their cattle. The Indians and cattle were later found camped by a stream and a battle erupted. Three Indians were killed, and the area became known as Battle . . . — — Map (db m149581) HM
On West Center Street at 300 West, on the right when traveling west on West Center Street.
In October 1875, President Brigham Young executed a deed of trust to establish an academy. First classes were held in January 1876, Warren N. Dusenberry, Principal. Karl G. Maeser became Principal April 1876 to 1892. First school held on this site . . . — — Map (db m149027) HM
On North 500 West, on the right when traveling north.
In 1856 this ground was dedicated as a site for Utah Stake Tabernacle. Construction commenced in 1863. Edifice was three stories high, 81 feet long, 47 feet wide, belfry 80 feet. Built of adobe with rock foundation 7 feet at base, 4 feet at top. A . . . — — Map (db m149446) HM
On North 2050 West, 0.1 miles north of West Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original settlement at Provo (Fort Utah) was established March 12, 1849 by President John S. Higbee, with Isaac Higbee and Dimick B. Huntington, counselors, and about 30 families or 150 persons, sent from Salt Lake City by President Brigham . . . — — Map (db m149025) HM
In 1853, the original four blocks of this cemetery became the final burial ground for Provo Pioneers who were first buried in Fort Field, Grandview and Temple Hill and later moved to this cemetery. Some residents preferred to leave their dead . . . — — Map (db m149101) HM
On Columbia Lane, on the right when traveling west.
During the years between 1860 and 1879 this plot of ground was used as a burial place for the pioneers. It was the junction where three farms joined. A child of Joseph Thompson was the first person interred, but as the owners objected to their land . . . — — Map (db m149449) HM
On North 100 West, on the right when traveling south.
In 1870-72, four rods north of this site, Provo Woolen Factory was built at a cost of $155,000. Main building was stone, 65 x 145 ft., 4 stories high; another was 33 x 134 ft., 2 1/2 stories. A county court house built on this block in 1867 and John . . . — — Map (db m149098) HM
On South 100 West, on the right when traveling south.
In 1868 William D. Startup brought across the plains the tools of candymaking: scales, iron edging bars, drop machine, shears and hooks. After pursuing his profession in Salt Lake City, he moved to Provo and built the first candy factory in 1875. . . . — — Map (db m149100) HM
On North 500 West at West 100 North, on the right when traveling south on North 500 West.
Henry Larkin Southworth’s large two-story Octagon House and Store were built on this site in the early 1850’s. John Henry Smith, young son of Apostle George A. Smith, hauled the oversized adobe brick to build the two-feet-thick walls. Artisans, . . . — — Map (db m149030) HM
On West Center Street at South Airport Dike Road, on the left when traveling west on West Center Street.
Settlers of the Utah Lake area, attracted by its sandy beaches, built resorts which provided dancing, boating, swimming and picnicking. The earliest sites and their proprietors were “Woodbury Park” Pleasant Grove 1880, B.W. Driggs Jr., . . . — — Map (db m149023) HM
On South 300 West, on the right when traveling north.
This monument marks the site of Pond Town Fort. In 1851 David Fairbanks and David Crockett located land adjacent to a small stream at the head of Salem Lake and built a dam. In 1856 Eli Ashcraft, Royal Durfrey, Silas Hillman, Aquilla Hopper, Jacob . . . — — Map (db m101962) HM
On South 300 West, on the right when traveling north.
This log cabin was used as the first Post Office in Salem. It was built on the east bank of the Salem Pond by George Killiam, who served as postmaster from March 1, 1872 to 1877. Harry Nelson then purchased the cabin, moved it to the southeast part . . . — — Map (db m148766) HM
On Grand Army of the Republic Highway west of 100 East Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1882, on this site, a Relief Society building was erected under the leadership of Elizabeth J. Stickney, President. It was a one room structure, 20 x 30 feet in size, built of red clay brick made by Joseph Chatwin. The interior was furnished with . . . — — Map (db m75295) HM
On Grand Army of the Republic Highway west of 100 East Street, on the right when traveling west.
The town of Santaquin was settled in the spring of 1851. At that time it was called Summit Creek, as it was located on a ridge between Utah and Juab counties. Due to Indian hostilities in 1853, the settlers were forced to leave their homes and move . . . — — Map (db m75296) HM
On 400 S 800 at East Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east on 400 S 800.
Leif Eiriksson, an Icelander, discovered America in 1000 A.D. Eight centuries later 1855-1860 sixteen pioneers from Iceland established in Spanish Fork the first permanent Icelandic settlement in the United States. They were: Samuel Bjarnson & Wife . . . — — Map (db m101330) HM
On West 6400 South, 1 mile west of South 1050 West, on the right when traveling west.
In 1862 a fort was erected one mile and a quarter north from this spot, on the west bank of the Spanish Fork River. It was a square and covered one acre of ground. The walls were four feet thick at the base and tapered to about two and a half feet . . . — — Map (db m148721) HM
Near West 300 North, on the right when traveling west.
In 1872 a group of young men organized a debating & public speaking society with Geo. H. Brimhall, President. They erected this building. Samuel Brockbank had charge of getting logs & construction: John F. Gay, carpenter: Nicholas Smith, timekeeper. . . . — — Map (db m148727) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Spanish Fork had its beginning in two sites, the upper settlement in 1850-51, located in the southeast river bottoms, the other at Palmyra, 1851. Fearful of Indian trouble, settlers built an adobe fort between the two places in 1854, located two . . . — — Map (db m148740) HM
On South 1450 West, 0.3 miles south of West 5000 South, on the right when traveling south.
Palmyra‘s First Amusement Hall
To the north of the little one-room schoolhouse, the people of Palmyra began building the lumber Amusement Hall on February 10, 1900. It took exactly one month to complete the building, and a dance was held in . . . — — Map (db m148720) HM
On 1530 East at 1900 South, on the right when traveling south on 1530 East.
Pioneers were buried here between 1851 and 1866 when this cemetery was abandoned, James Higinson was sexton. The bodies of those who remain here are Sarah Holt Tindral, John Hardison Redd, Elizabeth Hancock Redd, Mary Gardner Sweeten, Helen Whytock . . . — — Map (db m148619) HM
On East River Bottom Road at South 200 East, on the right when traveling east on East River Bottom Road.
Spanish Fork was settled in 1857. The first flour mill was built by Archibald Gardner in 1858-59. The water for the mill came from the Spanish Fork River. The stream was enlarged to give sufficient power to run the mill. This mill was constructed of . . . — — Map (db m148763) HM
On 1530 East at 1900 South, on the right when traveling south on 1530 East.
Utah South Center Company Daughters of Utah Pioneers, in conjunction with the City of Spanish Fork, community donors, and volunteers have reclaimed and restored this hallowed ground in remembrance of the pioneers who persevered through uncommon . . . — — Map (db m148620) HM
On West 7300 South, on the right when traveling west.
The Spanish Fork Indian Farm Reservation Comprising 20 square miles and extending from this state highway and the Spanish Fork River to Utah Lake, was set apart in 1854 by Brigham Young, Utah Supt. of U.S. Indian Affairs. Joseph E. Beck was . . . — — Map (db m148765) HM
On South State Street, 0.2 miles south of West 12400 South, on the left when traveling south.
In 1859, James Pace and James Butler built large adobe home on this site, purchased by Joseph E. Johnson, 1861. He and brothers Benjamin F. and George W. operated many industries: drug stores, fruit-tree nursery, trunk factory, sorghum mill, . . . — — Map (db m148896) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1851, Jacob Houtz, James Porter, and Edward Hall built and operated a flour mill near here. Norton Jacobs, the first miller, made and installed the machinery.
in 1860, Jacob Houtz and William Bringhurst built a woolen mill one third mile . . . — — Map (db m148672) HM
On North 200 West at West 200 North, on the right when traveling north on North 200 West.
On September 18, 1850, the first pioneers arrived in Springville and camped on this lot. Covered with tall grasses and supplied with plenty of spring water, bordered on the east by lofty mountains, on the west by the sparkling waters of Utah Lake, . . . — — Map (db m148671) HM
On Hobble Creek Canyon Road, 0.3 miles east of Grindstone Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Joseph and Elizabeth Potter Kelly, Springville Pioneers of 1852 homesteaded 160 acres in Hobble Creek Canyon which remained in the Kelly family for 79 years (three generations).
This was an old Ute Indian camping ground, and here the Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m148666) HM
On Redbluff Drive, 0.1 miles east of Old Hwy 91, on the right when traveling east.
Harrisburg
The town of Harrisburg was founded by Moses Harris in 1859. By 1868, twenty-five families had made their homes in this little valley along Quail Creek, located three miles south of Leeds and twelve miles northeast of St. George. . . . — — Map (db m59644) HM