This point was monumented by U.S. Surveyor Rollin J. Reeves, on July 19, 1879 while completing the survey of the west boundary of the State of Colorado and the east boundary of Utah Territory. The boundary line separating Wyoming Territory from . . . — — Map (db m308026) HM
When John Wesley Powell first looked out across the Green River, it was warm, silt-laden and swift. Floods scoured the area each spring, triggering the breeding cycle of many fish and creating sand and gravel bars in which the fish would lay their . . . — — Map (db m149088) HM
The Ashley National Forest, of which Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is a part, was named after William H. Ashley, an early fur trader and trapper. In 1825, Ashley and his party set out to join Jedediah Smith and other mountain men who were . . . — — Map (db m149084) HM
John and Nellie Jarvie came to Brown's Park in 1880 and established this ranch, which served for the next thirty years as the center of commerce, transportation, and communication in this remote, unsettled region. The dugout near the river served as . . . — — Map (db m286279) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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