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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Salt Lake City, Utah
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In June 1875 in answer to the appeal of the Rev. Lawrence Scanlan, two Sisters of the Holy Cross, Mother M. Augusta and Sister M. Raymond, came to Salt Lake City. In August they were joined by Sisters M. Pauline, Anna, Josepha, Holy Innocents, and . . . — — Map (db m149966) HM
The Donner Party led by George and Jacob Donner and James F. Reed passed here and crossed Jordan River nearby about September 2, 1846.
This party, consisting of 81 persons, 35 of them children, was delayed 2 weeks building a road via emigration . . . — — Map (db m152455) HM
This substantial two-story house was built in 1854 by Nelson Wheeler Whipple at a cost of approximately $2,000. Whipple was a Mormon immigrant from New York who arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. During his long career in Utah he worked as a . . . — — Map (db m95945) HM
This building has housed the Alta Club for over 100 years. Prominent Utah businessmen founded the exclusive club in 1883. The original members were all non-Mormons and most were involved in the mining industry. The Alta Club's official . . . — — Map (db m146855) HM
The Bertolini Block is one of the few physical reminders of the immigrant communities which flourished in Salt Lake City at the turn of the century. Ignazio Bertolini, an Italian-American real estate developer, constructed the building in . . . — — Map (db m146856) HM
The Bertolini Block, constructed in 1891-1892, was designed by William Carroll. Built for Ignazio Bertolini, a native of Italy, the building was originally used for his real estate office and private residence. Later it was occupied by various . . . — — Map (db m146869) HM
The Broadway Hotel is one of the dozen hotels built in downtown Salt Lake City shortly after the completion of the city's two major rail depots. The building is most notable today for the portico on its southeast corner. This portico marks the . . . — — Map (db m35695) HM
Constructed 1912-1913, the Capitol Theatre incorporated classical design and was stylistically advanced for its time. the theater's highly decorative Italian Renaissance style is significant as an innovation in the development of Utah architecture. . . . — — Map (db m35547) HM
This reinforced concrete warehouse with a brick facade was built in 1929 for George E. Chandler, founder of the Central Warehouse Company. Part of the Warehouse District in the Salt Lake City Multiple-Resource Area, this structure helps document the . . . — — Map (db m35950) HM
As City Creek flowed out of the canyon, it split
into two main branches one of which ran through
the western part of this block continuing on to the
south of the city where it joined other creeks before
reaching the Jordan River. As the city . . . — — Map (db m172183) HM
First published on April 15, 1871, in a pioneer print shop at 33 West on 1st South, The Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette had an initial circulation of 2,000. In its centennial year, The Salt Lake Tribune served more than 107,000 daily and . . . — — Map (db m200659) HM
This site originally housed two buildings used as brothels on Salt Lake City’s busy Commercial Street during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Commercial Street was created in 1871, one of the first streets to be cut through Salt Lake City’s large . . . — — Map (db m35306) HM
Jews have been part of Utah’s religious, economic, social, and political life since the mid-19th century. Congregation B’Nai Israel was organized in 1874. The first service was held in March, 1883. B’Nai Israel merged with Congregation Montefiore in . . . — — Map (db m35792) HM
Utah‘s first public building
The Council House, a sandstone and adobe building designed by Truman O. Angell, was completed on this site in 1851. As the state's first public building, it fulfilled multiple roles, housing
government and . . . — — Map (db m245959) HM
The Crane Company constructed this building in 1910 to house the Salt Lake City branch of its internationally-known valve, engine, plumbing fixture, and heating system business. The company opened its Salt Lake branch in 1902, just a few years . . . — — Map (db m146857) HM
This building was constructed in 1902 for David Keith. Keith was another of Utah's mining magnates and a close friend of Thomas Kearns. The two men developed one of the world's most lucrative silver mines, the Silver King in Park City. This building . . . — — Map (db m223414) HM
This railroad station was constructed between 1908 and 1910 to serve the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was completed between Denver and Salt Lake City in March 1883, and the . . . — — Map (db m34997) HM
Site of Utah’s first commercial radio broadcast
The stately, six-story office building which once stood on this corner was known at various times as the Deseret News, Oregon-Shortline, and Union Pacific Building, depending on which . . . — — Map (db m245871) HM
Built in 1864, the Eagle Emporium Building is the oldest existing commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City. William Jennings, Utah's first millionaire, constructed the building to house his mercantile business. The Eagle Emporium Building was . . . — — Map (db m35804) HM
The First National Bank Building features the oldest known cast iron facade in the Intermountain West. It was designed by Richard M. Upjohn, one of America’s most distinguished 19th-century architects. The building originally had a fourth story . . . — — Map (db m35541) HM
This site, the northeast corner of First South and Main (formerly East Temple Street), was first occupied in the 1850s by an adobe building housing the Hooper & Eldridge bank. This bank was succeeded under territorial law in 1871 by the Bank of . . . — — Map (db m35000) HM
After Utah became a state in 1896, the Federal Government began planning a building to house federal offices in Salt Lake City. The Treasury Department considered two sites for the building. After vocal opposition from many of Salt Lake City's . . . — — Map (db m146591) HM
This monument marks the site of the Great Salt Lake City station of the Pony Express, St. Joseph Mo. - Sacramento Cal., inaugurated April 3, 1860. — — Map (db m200663) HM
The Henderson Block was the first produce warehouse constructed along Salt Lake City’s rail lines. This strategic location helped Wilber S. Henderson transform his produce business into one of the largest wholesale grocery companies in the . . . — — Map (db m146860) HM
The Henderson Block was constructed 1897-1898 for Wilber S. Henderson to house his wholesale grocery business. The Three story stone and brick office and warehouse was designed by architect Walter E. Ware. Additions were made to the building in 1931 . . . — — Map (db m146899) HM
Designed by architect John C. Craig, the Herald Building was constructed in 1905 to house the Salt Lake Herald, a daily newspaper which began publication in June 1870. The Salt Lake Herald ceased publication in 1920. During its existence, the paper . . . — — Map (db m35544) HM
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is evidence of the size and religious devotion of Salt Lake City's Greek immigrant community. In the early 20th century, Greeks were the largest immigrant group in Utah. Salt Lake City's Greek community was . . . — — Map (db m35696) HM
Constructed in the traditional Byzantine style, Holy Trinity held its first service on August 15, 1924. Located in the center of the Salt Lake City immigrant district, the church served Greek miners, railroad and smelter workers and their families. . . . — — Map (db m35285) HM
Replaced the First Greek Church in Utah, consecrated in 1905. Designed in the Byzantine tradition, its construction began in July 1923 and was completed in August 1924. Surrounding the church were once many immigrant neighborhoods dependent on the . . . — — Map (db m35283) HM
While 13 stories tall, the Continental Bank Building's main street façade is only three bays wide. The building's narrowness gives it a vertical emphasis. Its design combines Second Renaissance Revival elements on the first two floors and a plain . . . — — Map (db m223395) HM
The Karrick Block is the oldest existing work of Richard Kletting, one of Utah's most prominent architects. Kletting is best known for designing the State Capitol Building. The Karrick Block was one of his first commercial works in Utah. Its façade . . . — — Map (db m223413) HM
The Lollin Block, built in 1894, is the work of prominent Utah architect Richard Kletting. The building reflects Kletting's preference for classical motifs. The building's classical elements include Roman arches, dentil moldings, and egg-and-dart . . . — — Map (db m223411) HM
The McIntyre Building was constructed in 1908–1909 for William H. McIntyre, Sr. who became wealthy after the development of his mammoth mine in Utah’s Tintic Mining District. This building, designed by Richard K. A. Kletting and constructed of . . . — — Map (db m35560) HM
On this site John Morgan, noted Civil War Veteran, Educator, L.D.S. Missionary and Church Leader, established the first successful educational institution in the Territory of Utah.
Here was established the Morgan College in 1870, Utah’s first . . . — — Map (db m152852) HM
The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company finished the first two stories of this building in 1939. The additional four stories were added in 1947 as the demand for telephones boomed after World War II. This building is one of the . . . — — Map (db m146597) HM
Colorful, inlaid tiles and a wide, bracketed cornice adorn the New Grand Hotel. John Daly built the hotel in 1910. Daly owned several lucrative silver mines in Park City, including the Daly-West, and was influential in Salt Lake City’s . . . — — Map (db m146598) HM
When first constructed in 1906, the New York Hotel provided luxurious accommodations for travelers. The building offered steam heat and electric lights in every room while advertisements assured all guests of excellent service. The hotel . . . — — Map (db m146586) HM
The International Order of Odd Fellows wsa one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of social and charitable activities. They also offered "fraternal insurance" . . . — — Map (db m146593) HM
The Park Hotel is significant for its association with the early 20th-century development of Salt Lake City’s transportation and industrial district. Built immediately after the completion of the nearby Rio Grande and Union Pacific railroad stations . . . — — Map (db m34996) HM
This building has housed the same business since its construction in 1914. The Decker-Patrick Company, which advertised itself as "Wholesale dealers in dry goods, notions, and men's and women's furnishing," later changed its name to the Patrick . . . — — Map (db m146858) HM
Built just three blocks east of the Denver & Rio Grande Depot, the Peery Hotel was well-placed to take advantage of Salt Lake City's rail traffic. The building has functioned continuously as a hotel since its construction in 1910. The E-shaped . . . — — Map (db m146859) HM
This monument marks the site of the "Old Fort" in which the Mormon Pioneers wintered in 1847-48 and in which some of the settlers resided for several years. Brigham Young laid the foundation stones on August 10, 1847, for 4 of the 17 houses . . . — — Map (db m161604) HM
At this location on October 18 1861 stood the telegraph pole, shown on above plaque, on which telegraph wires were joined which spanned a continent and united two oceans.
On that date the first two telegrams transmitted were as follows: . . . — — Map (db m35085) HM
The Oregon Shortline Railroad Company built the lower, eastern section of this building to house its offices in 1897. Shortly therafter, the Salt Lake City School Board contracted with the railroad to build the small annex and larger, more elaborate . . . — — Map (db m35714) HM
The Salt Lake Herald Building's U-shaped plan is unusual. Many 19th and early 20th- century buildings have a U-shaped plan to allow light and air to reach interior offices. Most often, however, the "U" opens to the rear or the side of the . . . — — Map (db m35543) HM
Built 1909 of sandstone & brick.
Exchange organized 1888.
Played essential part in
development of nation’s
resources as financial center
for mining activities
of the west. — — Map (db m132147) HM
This street is named Exchange Place after the Salt Lake Stock and Mining
Exchange Building. As part of his efforts to make south downtown the financial center of Salt Lake City, Samuel Newhouse donated this site to the Salt Lake Mining and . . . — — Map (db m35610) HM
This monument marks the site of the Social Hall, the first recreation center in the intermountain west. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Brigham Young. Made of plastered adobe walls with native wood . . . — — Map (db m35756) HM
This glass enclosure marks the site of Social Hall, Utah’s first theater. Mormon
settlers built the Social Hall in 1852, just five years after their arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. The simple adobe building was evidence of the strong . . . — — Map (db m35753) HM
In the summer of 1847, this site, known then as the "Old Fort," was the first permanent Anglo-Saxon settlement in the west. It was here that the American Flag was first raised. This Sesquicentennial Flag Pole is raised as a tribute to the pioneers . . . — — Map (db m35269) HM
Friends and business partners, Roy Simmons and I. J. "Izzy" Wagner spent more than half a century building businesses - including Zions Bank - and improving their communities. The time they devoted to enhancing beauty, culture, and history in . . . — — Map (db m35325) HM
Pony Express Division Headquarters
Here, Ben Ficklin, General Superintendent, and Major Howard Egan and James C. Bromley, Division Superintendents, had their headquarters.
The Following Were Honored Utah Riders
Howard Egan • . . . — — Map (db m200662) HM
Long, long be my heart with such memories filled; like the vase in which roses have once been distilled.
You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will,
but the scent of the roses will hang ’round it still.Thomas Moore
. . . — — Map (db m35755) HM
On this ten acre square during the years 1847-1849 stood the first fort, historic Mormon bastion, sometimes called the "Plymouth Rock of the West." Homes were erected of logs or adobe, side by side, with the rear walls forming a protective . . . — — Map (db m35280) HM
Utah's first pioneer burial site was located just thirty feet west and two hundred feet south of
this point. Here, thirty-three Utah pioneers were buried beginning with three year-old Milton Thirlkill. This youngster from Mississippi drowned on 11 . . . — — Map (db m35194) HM
Aaron Keyser constructed this building in 1901 and leased it to Emmanuel Kahn for his grocery business. Kahn was among the first Jewish settlers in Utah. In 1913, the Kahn Grocery Company moved to a new location and the N. O. Nelson . . . — — Map (db m146592) HM
One of Utah‘s oldest financial institutions
Brigham Young founded Zion Savings Bank and Trust Company in 1873 to promote thrift and generate savings for investments in the wake of a financial panic. For the first few years the bank . . . — — Map (db m245953) HM
In the early 1860's George and Mary B. Calder built one of the first amusement parks on this spot. They cleared the land with oxen, planted grass and trees and converted a natural spring of water into a lake for boating. It was spanned by a . . . — — Map (db m40229) HM
The foundation work on the Salt Lake Temple was nearing completion and soon would be ready for the granite upper walls. The four day trip from the quarry with oxen-drawn wagons could not possibly provide stone as quickly as it was needed. To . . . — — Map (db m1420) HM
Home of one of the earliest efforts toward the creation of local industry in Utah. At these crossroads, in 1853-55, a structure was erected which stood for many years as a symbol of pioneer enterprises and courage. Its site was approximately two . . . — — Map (db m1436) HM
This statuary and surrounding gardens have been created in tribute to the Mormon pioneers, who sang joyously "All is Well" amid their trials and rigors of the long trek from Nauvoo, Illionis to Salt Lake Valley.
Their beginnings came on April . . . — — Map (db m245954) HM
Formed in 1856 to accommodate rapid growth in the area, the 20th Ward originally met in a meetinghouse on 2nd Avenue between D and E streets. By 1884 when the need for a larger facility and the desire of the school board to use the location for a . . . — — Map (db m1560) HM
Built by Brigham Young for his own children stood on this corner lot 1860-1903 This early school was directed by Eli B. Kelsey, who in soliciting additional students announced in the Deseret News, December 12, 1860, as follows:
. . . — — Map (db m35005) HM
Anderson Tower was built in 1884 by Robert R. Anderson (1848-1935) a pioneer of 1867, and one of the original settlers on the north bench of Salt Lake City. The tower was patterned after similar towers Mr. Anderson had seen in Scotland as a young . . . — — Map (db m124173) HM
Honored here for his roles as pioneer, colonizer, governor, and religious leader, Brigham Young was best known as simply "Brother Brigham". A beloved leader and wise counselor, he served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day . . . — — Map (db m132637) HM
Brigham Young's Garden Wall was built in the 1850s as a protection
and a "make work" project.
The wall was eight feet high and thirty inches thick at the base. The
wall receded to about twelve inches at the top. Using the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m245950) HM
Canyon quarries provided stone for many pioneer structures. Much of the sandstone used in homes, civic buildings, and the temple's first foundation came from Red Butte Canyon, just east of here. Little Cottonwood Canyon, to the south, supplied . . . — — Map (db m234528) HM
When Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp graduated from Women's Medical College in Philadelphia with a specialty in obstetrics and diseases of women and children, she returned to Salt Lake City to practice medicine and open her School of Obstetrics and Nursing . . . — — Map (db m123640) HM
The Eagle Gate marked the entrance to the homes of Brigham Young. During the early settlement of the valley, Brigham Young was aloted the land lying athwart the mouth of City Creek Canyon. His New England heritage prompted him to desire the privacy . . . — — Map (db m35161) HM
The well-known Mormon hymn, O My Father, has lifted millions of hearts through generations with its sublime message on man's eternal journey. Words to the hymn were written by Eliza R. Snow. Born in Becket, Massachusetts in 1804, she was . . . — — Map (db m234341) HM
Construction of this English Gothic Revival Style Church began in June 1903 and was completed May 1906. Architect was W. E. Ware. Built of local red sandstone. — — Map (db m121760) HM
Pioneer gardeners made "the desert blossom as the rose." Brigham Young, in his vision of their new communities, urged immigrants and missionaries to bring plants from around the world. All kinds of flowers; fruit and vegetable crops; medicinal . . . — — Map (db m234527) HM
Born June 1, 1801, at Whitingham, Vermont
Died August 29, 1877, at Salt Lake City, Utah
Brigham Young, second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints succeeded Joseph Smith, founder of the Church, who was martyred at . . . — — Map (db m62788) HM
Richard Kletting, an immigrant born July 1, 1858 in Wurttemburg, Germany. Kletting was trained in engineering and architectural technology in Germany and France, where he worked on notable buildings, such as the Bon Marche and Sacred Coeur at . . . — — Map (db m245949) HM
On this site in 1857, the Twentieth Ward or Twentieth District School was erected, John Toone builder. The one large room served for school, church and recreation. In 1860 a two-story addition was constructed. Pupils came from all parts of Salt Lake . . . — — Map (db m43559) HM
Waterwheels commonly powered pioneer mills. The first mill on City Creek was a gristmill, built by hand in October of 1847 to grind wheat that the pioneers had brought across the plains. The energy harnessed from canyon streams in the area powered . . . — — Map (db m234529) HM
The hymn Come, Come, Ye Saints, has become a rallying song of Mormons everywhere. Its words were penned by William Clayton, born in Penwortham, Lancashire, England in 1814. He came to America as a convert of the Church of Jesus Christ of . . . — — Map (db m234340) HM
Wooden flumes often had to be built to harness the power of streams and rivers. Flumes took water from a stream's natural channel and directed it to the waterwheel. Branch flumes were used to control the water flow that bypassed the waterwheels. . . . — — Map (db m234530) HM
Running as fast as the mustang pony could run, Pony Express riders raced across nearly 1900 miles of wilderness carrying the U.S. Mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. With nostrils flaring, lungs gasping for air, and . . . — — Map (db m171340) HM
Lucy Loomis Tuttle, the wife of Milo Andrus, directed the
construction of this home while her husband was serving
a mission in England. The Andrus home served as an inn,
providing food and lodging for travelers. It was known as a
“Halfway . . . — — Map (db m172042) HM
In 1846, camped mainly on the shores of the Missouri River, Mormons were already exiled from the United States, bound for a refuge in the west. Then, a call to arms came from the US Government to serve in the Mexican War. US President James K. Polk . . . — — Map (db m173256) HM
The oldest building on Fort Douglas, constructed in 1863 of wood and adobe. Originally built as Post Commander's Quarters it served as housing for Officer and Enlisted families until 1879. — — Map (db m223088) HM
National Register
U of U Circle Historic District
David P. Gardner Hall
This Neoclassical stone building, constructed 1930-31, originally served university students as their Union Building. It was paid for with student fees and was . . . — — Map (db m240557) HM
Due to a lack of doctors in Utah, Brigham Young sent
a number of women to medical schools in the East. In 1882,
the Deseret Hospital was opened under the direction of
the women's Relief Society. In 1884, the hospital moved to
a building . . . — — Map (db m172759) HM
In 1861, the transcontinental telegraph line ran directly
through Salt Lake City. Though it provided a line of
communication from east to west, it did little to connect
the isolated communities in the Intermountain region.
This led Brigham Young . . . — — Map (db m172211) HM
Skilled craftsmen like woodworker Henry Dinwoodey
learned to adapt their work to the softer woods and different
conditions that existed in Utah. They imitated the styles
of the eastern hardwoods and even marble in native pine,
aspen, cottonwood, . . . — — Map (db m173390) HM
In the early settlements of Utah, the pioneer ideal was to be
self-sufficient. The potter filled an important role in achieving
this by helping produce the much-needed resources in the
communities for kitchen, table and bedroom . . . — — Map (db m172757) HM
Edward Snelgrove's original store was located near the
corner of Main Street and 200 South in Salt Lake City.
Though not an exact replica of the original boot shop
operated by Snelgrove, this building provides an example
of a shoe maker's . . . — — Map (db m172212) HM
This gathering place for students, faculty and the community pays tribute to educator and philanthropist Emma Eccles Jones (1898-1991), whose landmark contributions - made in loving memory of her father during the last year of her own life - . . . — — Map (db m239567) HM
This unusually large house with its ornamental detailing
indicates the upper middle class status achieved by the John
and Sarah Fairbanks family, after years of living in their
covered wagon and log cabin. Located in Payson, Utah,
the upper . . . — — Map (db m173192) HM
Fort Douglas
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1970
National Park Service
United States Department Of . . . — — Map (db m223091) HM
Founded Oct. 22, 1862 by Brevet Major General Patrick Edward Connor and U.S. Volunteers ordered to defend western mail routes. Quartered first in tents and dugouts. Soon stone buildings were erected, some of which are standing. Named Camp Douglas by . . . — — Map (db m223087) HM
The Fort Douglas Cemetery was established in December 1862 under the direction of the commanding officer, Colonel Patrick Edward Connor. On 25 February 1863 the first funeral services were held for those soldiers who fell during the battle of Bear . . . — — Map (db m223418) HM
Restored and renovated through the generosity of the
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
First constructed at Fort Douglas in 1875 using native red sandstone from the nearby quarry in Red Butte Canyon, this building originally . . . — — Map (db m225327) HM
Restored and renovated through the generosity of the
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
First constructed in 1825 as Fort Douglas Post Headquarters, this historic structure built of Red Butte sandstone was converted into an . . . — — Map (db m225323) HM
Restored through the generosity of the
Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
with additional support from alumni and friends of the
University of Utah Honors College
First constructed as barracks for soldiers at Fort Douglas in . . . — — Map (db m225328) HM