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Historical Markers in Jensen, Utah

 
Clickable Map of Uintah County, Utah and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Uintah County, UT (43) Carbon County, UT (81) Daggett County, UT (4) Duchesne County, UT (13) Emery County, UT (32) Grand County, UT (55) Garfield County, CO (34) Moffat County, CO (8) Rio Blanco County, CO (9)  UintahCounty(43) Uintah County (43)  CarbonCounty(81) Carbon County (81)  DaggettCounty(4) Daggett County (4)  DuchesneCounty(13) Duchesne County (13)  EmeryCounty(32) Emery County (32)  GrandCounty(55) Grand County (55)  GarfieldCountyColorado(34) Garfield County (34)  MoffatCounty(8) Moffat County (8)  RioBlancoCounty(9) Rio Blanco County (9)
Vernal is the county seat for Uintah County
Jensen is in Uintah County
Uintah County (43)  ►
ADJACENT TO UINTAH COUNTY
Carbon County (81)  ►
Daggett County (4)  ►
Duchesne County (13)  ►
Emery County (32)  ►
Grand County (55)  ►
Garfield County, Colorado (34)  ►
Moffat County, Colorado (8)  ►
Rio Blanco County, Colorado (9)  ►
 
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1 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — Escalante Expedition —
Año 1776 About four miles above this place crossed Green River -their San Buenaventura- on the sixteenth day of September 1776 the Escalante expedition on the way from Santa Fe New Mexico to Monterey California Composed of these persons . . . — — Map (db m276946) HM
2 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — 585 — First School in Jensen —
Riverdale (Jensen) was settled by pioneers in 1877. Four years later, the first school was held in Riverdale in 1881. Miss Lydia Maria Chatwin (native born pioneer of 1868) was the first school teacher; she was 13 years old. Her father was an . . . — — Map (db m276947) HM
3 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — A Fremont Mystery —
Perhaps a thousand years ago, someone climbed to the cliff face above, a stone tool in hand. Selecting an area of the sandstone darkened by minerals, that person began to chip away at the rock. After hours of chipping and carving, the image of a . . . — — Map (db m114460) HM
4 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — 26 — Jensen (Mau-be) Ferry —
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
5 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — A Real Pioneer — Dinosaur National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Old homesteads are scattered throughout Dinosaur National Monument, each a memorial to hope and hard work. This cabin and the nearby structures are part of the homestead established by Josie Bassett Morris in the early 1900s. Nearing 40 . . . — — Map (db m114454) HM
6 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — River of Good Fortune —
"No se puede pasar por otra parte que por el único vado que, según nuestro gúia, tiene en estas immediaciones, el cual está a la parte del oeste del crestón del norte. muy cerca de una cordillera de cerrillos de tierra suelta, de color . . . — — Map (db m276940) HM
7 ► Utah, Uintah County, Jensen — Twentieth Century Homestead —
Josie Bassett Morris made her home here until 1964. Today you're welcome to explore her homestead. Sit under the trees near Josie's cabin. She planted and nurtured them to provide fruit and shade. Walk the short trails to the canyons where Josie . . . — — Map (db m114453) HM
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026