06 Friday Jun 2014
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DUP, historic, Juab County, Levan, utah
Church leader Erastus Snow helped select a new site for Chicken Creek Settlement, relocated due to unfavorable living conditions. Brigham Young named it Levan. Snow appointed W. Morgan and James Wilson as supervisors. Early in 1868, Wm. Dye built a dugout home. Other first families to move were Jabes Broadhead and Jacob Hofheins. James Wilson, first schoolteacher, taught in one room of the Seth Ollorton home. Wm. Tunbridge, town physician.
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06 Friday Jun 2014
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In 1859, this area was resettled permanently by families of James Allred, Wm. Black, James Ellis, a large Danish colony of gifted craftsmen and stonemasons, and others. They surveyed the land, raised abundant crops, and became known as the breadbasket of Utah; built substantial homes and chapel of oolite stone, quarried south of town. The fort built west of the chapel in 1853 was burned by Indians, 1854. Town was incorporated, named Spring City 1870, John R. Baxter, Mayor.
06 Friday Jun 2014
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In 1848, Eric C.M. Hogan and Family settled in South Bountiful. In 1858, he built this cabin of native logs for wife, Ingeborg. The slab roof was fastened with wooden pegs. A ladder in corner served an upper room. Hannah joined the family in 1862, whose five children were born here. After seventeen years, a larger home was built and the cabin became a granary. Given to D.U.P. by Hyrum and Margaret Hogan for a Relic Hall. Moved to this location 1976. Plaque B: Designed and erected by Arch and Jessie Boulton assisted by Vernal Salter, Elden Moss, 1978.
This is located at Hogan Park in Woods Cross.
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06 Friday Jun 2014
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First Walker War Casualty, Peter Ludvigson, was killed by the Indians in 1865 three miles south of Sterling. WM. D. and Daniel B. Funk located on Six-Mile Creek in 1872 dug irrigation ditches for farming. Families came later. A Manti branch of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized in 1874. WN. B. Petty, President Dixon & Bunts operated first store. Samuel Trenner M. D. was first school teacher. Jane Snow, Catherine Edwards, Fanny Kenner were midwives.
06 Friday Jun 2014
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In 1866 Louis R. Chaffin, at the request of Apostle Erastus Snow, placed a gristmill in Cedar City. His son, Henry, ran it until 1868 when Louis returned from “The Muddy.” Adjoining land was purchased in 1875. Excavation by Alva Matheson proved the dirt floor basement to be 20 x 24 feet. Lava rock walls had an opening in east end. Upper walls were adobe with wood roof. Joseph Walker’s history states he was working in mill in 1881. Later it was destroyed by fire.
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06 Friday Jun 2014
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In 1871, Utah Southern Railroad from Salt Lake was finished and station built here. Wasatch and Jordan Valley Line ran east to granite quarry to bring to this junction huge rocks for constructing S. L. Temple. Later, a narrow-gauge, completely covered with a snowshed, was extended to Alta silver mines. Empty cars were drawn up the steep grade by horse team. Two ore-filled cars were coasted down backwards. The brakes were operated by one man from the rear car. Between Wasatch and Alta the grade was too steep for even the most powerful locomotives, being at one place nearly six hundred feet to the mile; consequently, the empty cars had to be drawn up by horses. The traffic consisted almost entirely of ores from the Alta mines bound for sampling works at Sandy.
The above text is from the monument erected in 1977, located in Bicentennial Park at 530 East 8680 South in Sandy, Utah.
05 Thursday Jun 2014
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A natural ford on Bear River, first used by Indians, trappers and explorers, was selected by John Hailey in 1863, as the crossing point for his new stagecoach road from Salt Lake City, Utah to Boise, Idaho. Unknown hands carved “Boise Ford, 1853” on a large stone on each bank of the river. Located approximately three quarters of a mile south and two miles east of this marker, the ford was used until bridges were built.
DUP Marker # 400, see others here.
05 Thursday Jun 2014
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Hooper was first called Muskrat Springs because of the spring, the main fresh water supply in the area. Mm. H. Hooper built a herd house 1853. Jessie W. Fox surveyed the range 1858. James Hale and his wife came 1863. Lived in a dugout and sold salt. Twenty two families followed in 1869. A canal was dug by hand from the Weber River, taking two years to complete. Charles Parker erected molasses mill. Henry W. Naisbitt built steam gristmill 1873. Henrietta Belnap, first school teacher.
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05 Thursday Jun 2014
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Pioneer Log Cabin
In 1855 this cabin, one of the first in Tooele, was begun on Main Street by Zachariah Edwards. Finished for their home 1856 by Andrew and Ann Gowans, and Hugh and Betsy Gowans where they lived together for a few months. Henry and Georgina Dolling lived here in 1869. Several other families made it their home. It later sheltered a number of business projects. Given to Daughters of Utah Pioneers by Barbara G. Bowen. Placed on present site in 1975, furnished with original homemade furniture.
The text above is from Daughters of Utah Pioneers historic marker #395, located at the Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall at 41 East Vine Street in Tooele, Utah. Marker #84 is also located here.
05 Thursday Jun 2014
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“I want to say to every man, the Constitution of the United States, as framed by our fathers, was dictated, was revealed, was put into their hearts by the Almighty who dwells in the heavens; and I tell you in the name of Jesus Christ it is as good as ever I could ask for. I say unto you, magnify the laws. There is no law in the United States, or in the Constitution, but I am ready to make honorable.” From Brigham Young’s farewell address to the Mormon Battalion, July 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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