Spanish explorers Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Atanasio Domínguez were looking for a good ruote from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterey, California and I often come across historic markers and sites related to their travel.
I created this page so I can continually add links to the sites I find related to Escalante y Domínguez.
- Burraston Ponds (camped here Sep 27, 1776)
- Castilla Hot Springs (they discovered the springs in 1776)
- Dominguez Hill Cross (above Spanish Fork)
- Dominguez y Escalante Expedition (Spanish Fork)
- Escalante (city named for Father Escalante)
- Escalante Cross above Spanish Fork
- Escalante Trail (Delta)
- Escalante Trail (Provo)
- Father Escalante (Duchesne)
- Homeward Bound (Hurricane)
- The Lush Valley of the Timpanogotzis (Spanish Fork)
- Paragonah Town Square (the expedition passed this area)
- Provo’s Name Has an Interesting History (named the lake and river)
- Silvestre Vélez de Escalante
- Snowfield Monument “Franciscan Fathers”
- Soldier Summit Historic Marker
- Southern Utah Valley
- Spanish Fathers Visit Utah Valley in 1776 (Provo)
- Spanish Fork City Park and Library (camped near here, Sep 23, 1776)