Near East 200 South 0.3 miles east of South 1500 East.
This monument is in memory of the first armed engagement between the Mormon Pioneers and the native Americans that inhabited Utah Valley, and serves as a reminder of the extreme sacrifice given by both people
This skirmish at the mouth of Battle . . . — — Map (db m149512) HM
On South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
Not all Federal Troops fought Confederates during the Civil War. Some were posted in the West to protect Union interests. Battles and skirmishes in the West were considered part of the Civil War. *
The 3rd Reg. California Volunteer Infantry . . . — — Map (db m149573) HM WM
On South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
Built c1874 at 200 W. 100 N. over what is thought to be their original rock-lined dugout. This granary is representative of many granaries built by all Pleasant Grove farmers for grain storage. Root vegetables and apples were stored in cellars, some . . . — — Map (db m149576) HM
On South 300 East at East 300 South, on the right when traveling south on South 300 East.
In 1853 because of Indian troubles, Brigham Young instructed the people to build forts for protection. A two foot six inch rock wall from three to five feet high, four city blocks square, was built here.
Private homes faced the center of the . . . — — Map (db m149513) 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 South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1886 of locally quarried tufa rock. N. P. Poulsen was in charge of the construction. Converted for use as a public library in 1960. — — Map (db m149571) 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 South Main Street north of East 200 South, on the right when traveling north.
The first battle between Indians and the Utah Pioneers occurred in February 1849, two miles east of this monument, near the mouth of the canyon, between the Deseret Militia and the Indians. The stream and canyon were named “Battle Creek” . . . — — Map (db m149511) HM
On South 100 East, on the right when traveling north.
In 1884, Niels and Maria Poulson purchased a house on 1.68 acres of ground, facing Center Street, on block 4, from Lycwigus A. Wilson, who had owned it for just three years. The rock walls of the historic, characteristic "sheepfold" that stood on . . . — — Map (db m149575) HM
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