On West Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
This ship's bell is from the valiant USS Wasatch, flagship of the Seventh Fleet under Admiral Thomas C. Kincaid. the ship is famous for its outstanding service in the South Pacific during World War II.
Official Navy records state that during the . . . — — Map (db m149026) HM
On North 500 West, on the right when traveling north.
Provo was settled by Mormon pioneers March 12, 1849. East of this monument a second fort was built in April, 1850. It was here that the settlers were threatened with massacre by Chief Walker and his Band of Indians, but were saved by Chief Sowiett's . . . — — Map (db m149444) HM
On South 300 West at West 100 South, on the right when traveling south on South 300 West.
August 20, 1912, the Board of Education agreed, "That a high school be established in Provo City." The so-called high school began with "one year" then "two years" and then more until it became a four year school. At the close of the school year . . . — — Map (db m149028) 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 East Center Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Knight Block, designed by Architect Richard C. Watkins, was constructed for Jesse Knight in 1900. The building served as the financial headquarters for the mining, manufacturing, agricultural, and commercial activities for one of Utah's most . . . — — Map (db m149095) 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 East 150 North east of 800 East, on the right when traveling east.
For the first two decades after its settlement in 1849, a serious problem bedeviled the people of Provo. None of the residents – or the rest of the inhabitants in Utah Territory for that matter – possed a legal totle to the land that they were . . . — — Map (db m223666) HM
William and Warren Dusenberry operated the Timpanogos Branch of the University of Deseret in Lewis Hall, a two-story brick building on the northeast corner of the intersection of 300 West Center. From 1870 to 1875, the school succeeded . . . — — Map (db m223694) HM
On North 1100 East, on the right when traveling south.
Since the late 1850s, the communities of Utah County had held their own local fairs where local products and animals were displayed, but no joint county fair had ever been held.
That changed in 1897 when newspapers announced that Provo would . . . — — Map (db m223691) HM
On East 820 North west of North 1100 East, on the right when traveling east.
In February, 1850, militiamen from Fort Utah and Salt Lake City defeated the Timpanogots band of Utes in a pitched battle on the banks of the Provo River near what is now Riverside Plaza.
The Indians who survived escaped from the valley. . . . — — Map (db m223686) HM
On East Center Street east of North Seven Peaks Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1934, the Superintendent's Residence at the Utah State Hospital 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 . . . — — Map (db m223822) HM
On Y Mountain Trailhead Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 1906, the Junior Class of 1907 whitewashed their graduation year on the mountain east of campus. When other students saw these numbers on the mountain, a massive invasion by the Senior Class against the offenders began. The 1907 date on the . . . — — Map (db m223826) HM
Near North Geneva Road north of West Center Street.
A homemade sleigh-boat once skimmed across the frozen surface of Utah Lake. Hewitt Strong and Elmer Smith, two young, mechanically inclined enthusiasts of Utah Lake, constructed the strange 18-foot-long craft. It consisted of a canvas-covered frame . . . — — Map (db m223620) HM
Near North Geneva Road north of West Center Street.
Two young men from Provo, Hewitt Strong and Elmer Smith, spent much of their free time hunting, fishing, swimming, and boating on Utah Lake. They dreamed of operating a large showboat on the lake. In 1931, they accumulated enough money to begin . . . — — Map (db m223622) HM
On West 100 South at South 500 West (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling east on West 100 South.
Constructed c. 1902 by the owner, Angus G. Beebe. This one-story brick house is a well-preserved example of an early twentieth century house pattern book design. — — Map (db m223823) HM
On West 100 South at South 500 West (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling east on West 100 South.
The Beebe House is a restrained example of the small, pattern-book house of the Victorian era. A comprehensive survey of the city of Provo concluded that it is one of the best of only a few remaining examples of this type. With its arrangement of . . . — — Map (db m223824) HM
Near West 1460 North Street west of North 1500 West.
A group of about 30 adult men – a few with their families and others with teenage sons – left Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 1849, arriving the next day at the Provo River near what is now Geneva Road and 200 North.
Under the direction . . . — — Map (db m223736) HM
When Provo‘s colonists switched from making log cabins to building adobe homes, lime became a critical product for masons to have on hand. They needed it to make the mortar used in the rock foundations of the larger adobe homes and Provo’s first . . . — — Map (db m223695) HM
Political parties evolved slowly in the Utah Territory. There was little need for them during the first three decades, since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints controlled elections. Local church authorities selected a slate of . . . — — Map (db m223619) HM
Although there have been lawbreakers in Provo ever since the city government passed its first ordinances in 1850, city authorities did not consider building a large jail in the small community for nearly twenty years.
Utah County built a small . . . — — Map (db m223682) HM
For decades after colonists settled Provo in 1849, the Utah County Court (now called the County Commission) supervised the care of those in the county who suffered from extreme poverty, mental deficiency, or mental illness. Residents of the . . . — — Map (db m223670) HM
On South 500 East at 200 South, on the left when traveling north on South 500 East.
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of Charles Edwin and Mary Jane Loose for their generous contribution of land on this block to the Provo School District and the students of the Maeser Elementary School. Shortly after the opening of the Maeser . . . — — Map (db m223774) HM
Near South University Avenue (U.S. 189) at 100 South, on the right when traveling north.
Fray Francisco Silvestre Velez De Escalante and Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez, two Catholic Priests of the Franciscan Order accompanied by their attendants
Don Juan Pedro Cisneros - Lucrecio Muniz
Don Dernardo Miera Y Pacheco - Andres . . . — — Map (db m149097) HM
On South 900 East Street at East 150 South, on the right when traveling south on South 900 East Street.
The Harmon Foundation of New York City gave the money to purchase the ground for this park in 1925 for perpetual use as a public playground.
Provo Post Number 13 of the American Legion was instrumental in obtaining the Harmon grant, members of . . . — — Map (db m223776) HM
On East 100 South Street west of North 200 East, on the right when traveling west.
This house was built for Reed and Allie Eldredge Smoot in 1892. Richard K.A. Kletting was the architect. Reed Smoot, born in Salt Lake City in 1862, served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church from 1900 until his death . . . — — Map (db m223784) HM
Near East 100 South Street east of North University Avenue (U.S. 189).
On January 4, 1896, the territory of Utah won its long struggle to become the 45th state of the United States of America. In 1996, in honor of the centennial of that event, each county throughout Utah celebrated with tributes, prayers, publications, . . . — — Map (db m223827) HM
On 100 South near South University Avenue (U.S. 189), on the right when traveling east.
This exceedingly rare Ulmus Americana tree (also known as White Elm or a Weeping American Elm) was planted in 1927 by Moroni Wilford (Roni) Christopherson of Spanish Fork, Utah. Roni was an employee of Utah County for twenty-seven years. . . . — — Map (db m223783) HM
We Will Never
Forget Our Heroes
In Memory of
The Innocent victims who tragically died or were injured, and everyone who suffered especially those who heroically gave their lives in the time of duty on . . . — — Map (db m223737) HM
Provo was blessed with some of the best natural resources in the Utah Territory, yet her economic development progressed at a disappointingly slow pace. Many of the city’s early residents seemed relatively unmotivated and lazy. Overall, the town and . . . — — Map (db m223678) HM
Commercial fishing ranked as one of early Utah’s important industries, and Utah lake’s sucker and trout provided food for Utah’s settlers in times of need.
During the spring of 1848, the new settlers of Salt Lake Valley met hunger face to face. . . . — — Map (db m223735) HM
The huge tree near the pond was here long before Bicentennial Park was created. The Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) is a fast growing tree commonly found along creeks and washes or within the flood plains of larger rivers. They often . . . — — Map (db m223779) HM
Groundwater has found its way to the surface along the toe of this natural escarpment. This geologic feature lies within the Wasatch Fault Zone and roughly parallels the fault. The smaller seeps have low flows that evaporate or soak into the ground . . . — — Map (db m223782) HM
Several species of shrubs were planted in the wetland to provide a woody vegetation layer valuable for wildlife cover and nesting. Small bare-root seedlings planted early in 1997 included Sandbar Willow, Red-osier Dogwood, Wood's Rose, Black . . . — — Map (db m223781) HM
Provo City identified Bicentennial Park as an ideal location to construct a wetland required as mitigation for a small natural wetland lost to development of the Provo Towne Centre Mall in 1997. Springs provide a natural water source and the mature . . . — — Map (db m223780) HM
Late in July, 1870, two companies of the U.S. Army’s 13th Infantry stationed at Camp Douglas in Salt Lake City arrived in Provo and established Camp Rawlins, a tent encampment on the southern edge of Grandview Hill near where 900 North and 1550 West . . . — — Map (db m223651) HM
Utah Lake was one of the natural resources that attracted Mormon pioneers to the Great Basin. The lake’s waters provided a home for thirteen species of fish, the most commercially useful of which were the Bonneville cutthroat trout, several types of . . . — — Map (db m223696) HM
Provo constructed its first tabernacle on the northeast quarter of the block fronting on Center Street and University Avenue. Selecting its site caused a fair amount of controversy.
When Brigham Young visited Utah Valley for the first time in . . . — — Map (db m223733) HM
A mischievous prank played in 1906 by Brigham Young University‘s Class of 1907 led to the construction of the giant “Y” on the mountain east of Provo.
The pranksters formed the date “1907” on the slope, which enraged the seniors in the class of . . . — — Map (db m223732) HM
Formal education developed very slowly in early Provo. By 1855, only slightly more than half of Provo’s eligible students attended school. It was not until the 1860s that Presiding Bishop William Miller convinced each Provo ward to build its own . . . — — Map (db m223656) HM
On North 1200 East south of East 2620 North, on the right when traveling east.
Contagious diseases like measles, diphtheria, and small pox reigned among the most dreaded scourges of frontier life. No vaccination for measles and diphtheria existed, and the isolation of the patient was one of the only ways to prevent the spread . . . — — Map (db m223658) HM
Because of cheap land, small farms and a general scarcity of money, there was little need for banks in early Provo. When the city’s economy showed signs of rapid growth in the early 1880, Salt Lake City and local investors joined together and formed . . . — — Map (db m223734) HM
During the 1940s, ice skating flourished on what was then called the Provo Boat Harbor (Utah Lake State Park). Before there was a harbor, however, there were very few safe places to skate on the lake.
In an effort to keep skaters out of harm’s way, . . . — — Map (db m223675) HM
Bishop Andrew Hunter Scott's remains were originally interred on Temple Hill, but they were transferred to this site in 1882.
This monument honoring the entire Scott family, was first erected in 1897. Though Andrew would probably have selected . . . — — Map (db m223778) HM
On Mountain Vista Parkway south of Industrial Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Provo received its name from the Provo River, and how the Provo River received its name is quite a story.
When Spanish Fathers Dominguez and Escalante visited Utah Valley in 1776, they found it inhabited by Timpanogots Utes. In the native . . . — — Map (db m223624) HM
As early as 1856, Brigham Young and other Utah leaders considered raising silk worms and manufacturing silk cloth in Utah to be a necessary step toward self-sufficiency. Making silk locally would also help reduce the flow of cash out of the . . . — — Map (db m223621) HM
Provo Canyon Guard Quarters. c 1857. Constructed as a lookout during the Utah War in case the "invading" U.S. troops chose Provo Canyon to access the Wasatch Front. In the end, the conflict was resolved peacefully. National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m226435) 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 West 100 South Street at South 100 West Street, on the right when traveling east on West 100 South Street.
The Dominguez-Escalante expedition looking for a route between Spanish New Mexico and California were the first white men to enter Utah Valley. They camped a few miles north of this site on September 23, 1776, and spent several days exploring and . . . — — Map (db m75294) HM
On U.S. 6 north of Powerhouse Road, on the right when traveling east.
On July 29, 1776, Fathers Dominguez and Escalante with their party of 10 left Santa Fe, New Mexico to find a new route to Monterey, California. After nearly 1000 miles they and their two native guides reached the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon on . . . — — Map (db m148618) HM
On South Main Street at East Center Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
A Spanish priest, the first white man
to look upon this valley, camped with
his comrades beside the Spanish Fork,
September 23, 1776.
---------------
Placed to perpetuate the memory of that event
by the
Spirit of Liberty Chapter . . . — — Map (db m148729) 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 Palmyra Drive at West 5950 South, on the right when traveling south on Palmyra Drive.
Settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851 a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on December 21, 1851 with William Pace as bishop. — — Map (db m98354) 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
On West 900 South, 0.1 miles east of South 1700 West, on the right when traveling east.
This area of Utah County was brought under cultivation and
irrigation in the mid-1850's. A survey in the 1860's known as the
"New Survey" designated where permanent roads and irrigation
ditches would be.
Leland has always been a highly . . . — — Map (db m148764) 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 West 6200 South, 0.5 miles west of 1050 West, on the right when traveling west.
This monument marks the south-west corner of Fort Palmyra. This fort was built by the settlers for protection. Palmyra was selected in 1852 as a suitable place to build a city by Apostle Geo. A. Smith. The first home was built in August of that . . . — — Map (db m148723) 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 East Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
On July 29, 1776, Fathers Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Valez de Escalante led an exploration party of ten horsemen from Sante Fe, New Mexico to establish an overland route to Monterey, California, while spreading the Catholic faith to . . . — — Map (db m148739) 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
Near U.S. 6 at milepost 202, on the right when traveling west.
Original homestead at this site by Simeon Comfort & Edith Hannah Cornaby Powell.
Powell children:
Edith Amelia P. "Sackett"
Simeon James P.
Hannah Caroline P. "Williams"
Samuel March P.
Alma J. P.
William T. & Hannah C. P. . . . — — Map (db m148617) HM
On Spring Lake Road at 12400 South, on the left when traveling south on Spring Lake Road.
When the Ute Indian Chief, Black Hawk died on September 27, 1870 near Spring Lake and was buried by his tribe in a nearby ravine, there was laid to rest a man designated by Brigham Young as "The most formidable foe amongst the Redman" that the . . . — — Map (db m148894) 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 South Main Street at West 300 South, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
This building was constructed in 1890 as the retail furniture store of James Caffrey and Samuel Davis, partners in the firm Caffrey & Davis ( "Furniture, Carpets, and Wallpaper"), operating here until 1907, when it was purchased by Walter and . . . — — Map (db m148668) 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 West Center Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Nephi and Annie Kindred House was constructed in 1896 by mason Andrew Berkley and carpenter Reuben Richardson. Nephi was a well-known blacksmith in Springville during the 1890s. He died however, before the house was completed. Annie sold the . . . — — Map (db m148670) HM
On East 400 South, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated July 4, 1937, by LDS Church Apostle David O. McKay as a "sanctuary of beauty and a temple of mediation, " this edifice is one of over 230 public works building constructed in Utah under the New Deal programs during the Depression years. It . . . — — Map (db m148667) HM
On South 200 East, on the right when traveling north.
In 1877 the Rev. George Leonard established a Presbyterian Church and Mission School in Springville. In 1892-1893, this church was built just south of the Presbyterian Hungerford Academy, the only school then providing education from elementary . . . — — Map (db m148669) 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
The first inhabitants of West Mountain were a band of ancient Fremont Indians from 300-1000 A.D. They recorded their existence on rock art near the north point.
The first recorded Mormon settlers were George & Eliza Rust. Other settlers in the . . . — — Map (db m148897) HM
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