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Historical Markers in Salt Lake City, Utah

 
Clickable Map of Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County, UT (345) Davis County, UT (43) Morgan County, UT (2) Summit County, UT (9) Tooele County, UT (26) Utah County, UT (179) Wasatch County, UT (1)  SaltLakeCounty(345) Salt Lake County (345)  DavisCounty(43) Davis County (43)  MorganCounty(2) Morgan County (2)  SummitCounty(9) Summit County (9)  TooeleCounty(26) Tooele County (26)  UtahCounty(179) Utah County (179)  WasatchCounty(1) Wasatch County (1)
Salt Lake City is the county seat for Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City is in Salt Lake County
      Salt Lake County (345)  
ADJACENT TO SALT LAKE COUNTY
      Davis County (43)  
      Morgan County (2)  
      Summit County (9)  
      Tooele County (26)  
      Utah County (179)  
      Wasatch County (1)  
 
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201 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 14 — Jewkes-Draper HomeFountain Green, Utah, mid 1860’s — Relocated in 1980 —
English immigrant Samuel Jewkes operated a sawmill and a gristmill in Fountain-Green, Utah. His middle class home is constructed of heavy pine timbers connected with mortise-and-tenon joints and wooden pegs. He insulated the interior walls by . . . Map (db m172251) HM
202 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 6 — John Gardiner CabinPleasant Grove, Utah 1864 — Relocated in 1979 —
John Gardiner and his wife Harriet Dyer built this one-room, 13 by 22 foot cabin in Pleasant Grove, Utah. In 1883, John took a second wife, Annie Nichols. They had ten children, seven boys and three girls. A lean-to of rock and adobe was added . . . Map (db m173252) HM
203 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Learn About The Pony Express
Pony Express Monument and Station Trail When we started out we were never to turn back, no matter what happened, until the mail was delivered at the next home station. We had to be ready to start back at a half-minute's notice, let it . . . Map (db m172181) HM
204 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Madsen Furniture CompanySalt Lake City, Utah 1875 — Replicated in 2002 —
This store was founded by Hans and Louise Madsen, immigrants from Denmark, whose forefathers were furniture craftsmen famous for their “perlemorkiste” (handcrafted chests inlaid with mother-of-pearl). The Madsen's arrived in the Utah . . . Map (db m173080) HM
205 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 42 — Manti Fort GristmillManti, Utah 1854 — Replicated in 1997 —
The Manti Gristmill, which ground grain into flour, was originally constructed at the mouth of Manti's City Creek Canyon in 1850. Three years later after a fire burned the mill down, surviving parts were moved and installed in a new mill built . . . Map (db m171348) HM
206 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 47 — Mary Fielding Smith HomeMillcreek area, Utah 1850 — Relocated in 1972 —
The relative seclusion of this home within the Park is to symbolize its original location several miles southeast of Salt Lake City. After spending the winter of 1848, in a Salt Lake Valley fort, Mary Fielding Smith, widow of LDS . . . Map (db m173312) HM
207 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 38 — Niels and Josephine Anderson HomeEphraim, Utah 1868 — Replicated in 1996 —
Niels and Josephine Overlade Anderson had nine children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. A Swedish immigrant, Niels was renowned for his skills as a marksman, storyteller, ox trainer, puppeteer and leather braider. Their home was one of the . . . Map (db m172586) HM
208 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 5 — Orson Pratt ObservatorySalt Lake City, Utah 1869 — Replicated in 2001 —
On September 30, 1869, George W. Dean of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey established this building as an observatory for meridian line placement. Originally located on the southeast corner of Temple Square, this building also contained . . . Map (db m173496) HM
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209 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 50 — Ottinger Hall and FirehouseSalt Lake City, Utah 1900 — Replicated in 2000 —
Ottinger Hall was built as a social hall for the members of the “Veteran Volunteer Fireman's Association,” which was organized in 1890 under the city's first paid fire chief, George Ottinger. Another important contribution was made . . . Map (db m172601) HM
210 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 8 — Pine Valley ChapelPine Valley, Utah 1868 — Replicated in 1998 —
This is a replica of a meetinghouse that still stands in Pine Valley, north of St. George, Utah. It was built by Scottish immigrant and shipbuilder, Ebenezer Bryce. Using traditional shipbuilding techniques, Bryce first crafted the log walls on . . . Map (db m172040) HM
211 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Pioneer Children’s Memorial
From 1847-1869, over three hundred companies of immigrants, refugees, and travelers of all ages trekked over eleven hundred miles across the vast American Plains to the Salt Lake Valley. Included among these courageous pioneers were children . . . Map (db m173494) HM
212 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 7 — Pioneer PavilionBuilt in 2018
The pioneers built a bowery on Temple Square in single day, three days after their arrival in 1847. Constructed of native timbers and willows, it provided a gathering place for the community. The bowery was rebuilt several times until it was . . . Map (db m172014) HM
213 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Pony Express Goes to the Olympics
In anticipation of the 2002 Winter Olympics hosted by Salt Lake City, the National Pony Express Association (NEPA) offers to build a replica Pony Express station for placement in the "Western Experience Olympic Village" at Soldier Hollow near Heber, . . . Map (db m173079) HM
214 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Sesquicentennial Mormon Trail Wagontrain
(150 Years). Winter Quarters, Nebraska to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, April 21, 1997 to July 22, 1997. On a cold rainy morning in April 1997, modern day pioneers left Florence, Nebraska, the old winter quarters, to re-enact the . . . Map (db m1449) HM
215 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 17 — Shaving ParlorRepresentational Building 1860's — Replicated in 1996 —
This is a reproduction of a typical small wood-frame barber shop. Barber shops offered shaves, haircuts, and even minor medical and dental services. Though medical duties and bloodletting had been a part of a barber's duties since the 11th . . . Map (db m172309) HM
216 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 4 — Smoot Hall at Brigham Young AcademyProvo, Utah 1884 — Replicated in 2004 —
In 1875, Brigham Young established the Brigham Young Academy with Abraham O. Smoot as president of the Board of Trustees. This building is a replica of Lewis Hall, where the first class of 1876, consisting of just 70 students, were housed. . . . Map (db m173261) HM
217 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — The Spanish Explorers
First white men to explore the intermountain region were Catholic fathers Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Francisco Valez de Escalate accompanied by Don Juan Pedro Cisneros. Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco. Don Joaquin Lain, Lorenzo Olivares, . . . Map (db m173392) HM
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218 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — This is the Place Monument
This is the Place Monument, dedicated July 24, 1947, commemorates the arrival of the Mormon pioneers into the valley of the Great Salt Lake one hundred years before, and also the role of others—Spanish Catholic fathers, trappers and fur traders, . . . Map (db m1525) HM
219 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 65 — Thomas Phillip White CabinSalt Lake City, Utah 1860 — Relocated in 1986 —
Thomas Phillip White built this cabin in 1860 where he lived with his wife, Alice Potts White, and their two young children. The family lived in this cabin until 1869, when they moved to a larger adobe house that Thomas built nearby.Map (db m172070) HM
220 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — Unsung Heroes
Strategically placed relay stations across the western frontier proved to be a major contributing factor to the early success of the Pony Express mail service. “Station keeps,” assigned to these outposts readied swift horses, fresh and . . . Map (db m171233) HM
221 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 14 — William Atkin HomeAtkinville, Utah 1877 — Replicated in 2001 —
William Atkin built this home after he was assigned to go south to strengthen the southern Utah settlements. The house was located eight miles south of St. George, on a 160 acre farm that later became the one-family town of Atkinville. A flood . . . Map (db m172588) HM
222 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, University — 32 — Z.C.M.I. (Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution)Manti, Utah 1860's — Relocated in 1996 —
This general merchandise business was owned by Luther Tuttle and Edward Fox. It carried a variety of goods including fabric, household utensils, foodstuffs, and farming equipment. After several years of operating this general store, Tuttle and . . . Map (db m172184) HM
223 Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Yalecrest — 73 — Pioneer Silk Industry
In 1867 Paul A. Schettler, an ardent supporter of the silk industry in Utah, acquired this land and planted five acres in mulberry trees, the leaves of which were used to feed silk worms. He built two cocooneries near this location. Elizabeth Von . . . Map (db m176751) HM

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