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Tag Archives: monument
County: Madison
Monument #: 161 Sponsor/Year: Upper Snake River Valley Chapter - 2010  Location: Rexburg Public Square In February of 1883, Colonizer and Bishop, Thomas E. Ricks commissioned Andrew A. Anderson to survey Rexburg City. This block was set aside as the Public Square. In the early days of colonization, settlers camped here before moving to their permanent locations. Here at the Square was a racetrack, ball field,...
Monument #: 160
Sponsor/Year: Ogden Pioneer Chapter - 2010 Location: 950 East 25th St. Ogden, Ut. Site of the 5-acre Sacred Heart Academy. Sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, IN, from 1892-1938, becoming the Western Provincial House of the Sisters from 1938-1959. Kindergarten & music classes continued here until the building was condemned in 1959 and demolished two years later.
County: Iron
Monument #: 158 Sponsor/Year: Cedar City Chapter - 2010 GPS: N 37º 29´ 10.66˝, W 113º 00´ 42.51˝  Location: Hornet Hill on Kanarrah Mountain 25 miles east of Cedar City Capt. Maurice Francis Graham was a decorated hero of WWI, and considered to be the world’s foremost weather-capable pilot. He pioneered a viable airmail route from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. He departed from Los Angeles on January 10, 1930, with a...
Monument #: 155
Sponsor/Year: Morgan Chapter - 2010 GPS: N 41º 02´ 26.09˝, W 111º 40´ 29.77˝  Location: Riverside Park, 230 East 125 North, Morgan, UT Honoring early Morgan pioneers, Charles Shreeve Peterson, who was the first Probate judge, and helped carve the road through Weber Canyon; and George Washington Taggart, who helped build the first gristmill, member of Mormon Battalion. More names are to be added annually.
Monument #: 154
Sponsor/Year: Holladay Chapter - 2010  Location: 4900 South Memory Lane, Holladay, UT Name unknown but surely well loved was in 1848 the first to be laid to rest in this historic Holladay Memorial Park. The cemetery, second in the valley, was begun under the direction of Brigham Young. The streams, rolling hills and mountain views make this a beautiful location.
Monument #: 153
Sponsor/Year: Taylorsville Bennion Chapter - 2010 GPS: N 40º 39.854´, W 111º 56.010´ Location: 1488 West 4800 South near the Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center. Marking and honoring the location where many Saints and early residents of Taylorsville were baptized in the canal there
County: Juab
Monument #: UPTLA 90 Sponsor/Year: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association - GPS: N 39° 52´ 40.9˝, W 113° 16´ 17.6˝  Location: Approximately 14 miles west of the Dugway Station and 10 miles east of Fish Springs Along a winding road across the Dugway Mountains, through the geode beds, is the marker for this Pony Express Station. The exact location has not been found. This site was without water and it had to be transported from...
County: Juab
Monument #: UPTLA 92 Sponsor/Year: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association - GPS: N 39° 50´ 37.5˝, W 113° 33´ 13.4˝  Location: Approximately 14 miles west of Fish Springs. This Pony Express Station, around the north end of the Fish Springs Range, was small, built of stone and contained gun ports. It is one of the best-preserved stations in Utah. The preservation is probably due to the fact that Bid Boyd, the stationmaster, stayed at the...
County: Tooele
Monument #: UPTLA 94 Sponsor/Year: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association - GPS: N 40° 04′ 36.5″, W 113° 50′ 44.0″ Location: Approximately six miles west of Round Canyon Station on the lower end of Clifton Flat This monument represents the approximate site of the Burnt Station also known as the original Canyon Station. It was built about 1860, and the actual site is unknown. Station keepers at this site were reportedly killed during an ambush...
County: Salt Lake
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