Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bingham Canyon, Utah
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Remnant of
Stamp Foundation
from the Rogers Mill
where
Daniel C. Jackling
in 1898-1899 conducted the original mill tests on ore from this deposit. On the results of these tests the Utah Copper enterprise was conceived and to January . . . — — Map (db m35015) HM
The history of the town began in August 1848 when two young Mormon pioneers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, settled in this narrow wilderness canyon to herd cattle. Within a few years the area became a supplier of timber for local saw mills. Much of . . . — — Map (db m1365) HM
Near Kennecott Access Road, 4.5 miles west of Bacchus Highway (Utah Highway 111).
Bingham Canyon was named for Erastus Bingham and sons, Sanford and Thomas, Utah Pioneers of 1847, who in 1848 took up grazing land in this vicinity, first for private herds and later as a community enterprise. They built a small cabin at the mouth . . . — — Map (db m35228) HM
On Hillcrest Street, on the left when traveling east.
South face:
The men and women of Bingham district who after God, placed their country above all and served victoriously in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in World War II.
North face:
In memory of our . . . — — Map (db m34921) HM
Thousands of miles of old mining tunnels surround the Bingham Canyon Mine. Unlike today's open pit, the old mines were a network of underground tunnels and shafts.
The Bingham Tunnel was completed in April 1951 to provide access to the Lark and . . . — — Map (db m238460) HM
