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Black Hawk – Ute Indian Chief

28 Thursday Sep 2023

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Black Hawk – Ute Indian Chief

When the Ute Indian Chief, Black Hawk, died on September 27, 1870 near Spring Lake and was buried by his tribe in a nearby ravine, there was laid to rest a man designated by Brigham Young as “The most formidable foe amongst the redman” that the pioneers had encountered in many years. These words were prompted by the memory of Chief Black Hawk’s part in Utah’s worst Indian war which ended in 1867.

The war commenced in April 1865 at Manti, Sanpete county. Three years later, when the Indians were finally brought to terms, 51 settlers had been killed and 25 settlements abandoned in 5 counties. The seriousness of the Indian depredations was such that during the three-year war, over 4700 men of the territorial milita were called into service. Expenses incurred during the war were in excess of one and one half million dollars. Although scattered Indian raids continued into the summer of 1868, the Black Hawk War was regarded as officially closed in 1867.

The above text is from the historic marker located at Spring Lake (the lake) in Spring Lake (the city) in Utah County, Utah

Eagle Rock Crossing

21 Thursday Sep 2023

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Eagle Rock Crossing

Honoring builders of bridges and trails and pioneers who passed this way in the development of the West.

The first wagon bridge over Snake River was erected here by James M. Taylor in 1865 replacing the ferry established on the Utah-Idaho-Montana trail for miners and freighters to Virginia City, Lander, Salmon River and other points. Robert Anderson became part owner of the toll bridge in 1866, establishing here a way station named Eagle Rock from a nesting place up the river. The Utah & Northern Railroad Co. erected here in 1879 the first railroad bridge over Snake River. The town Eagle Rock was renamed Idaho Falls in 1890.

This granite boulder from Grand Teton mountain was set by Teton Peaks Council, Boy Scouts of America and the tablet provided by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association

The above text is from Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association marker #15 erected August 26, 1932 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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Charles O. Card Home

10 Sunday Sep 2023

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Charles O. Card Home

On June 3, 1887, Zina Young Card arrived at Lee’s Creek (later Cardston) with two children, joining her husband, Charles Ora Card, and bringing the total number of settlers to 41. Living in tents, they began planting gardens, building corrals, and establishing a community.

Card, founder of the settlement and local leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, built this log home, originally 4.5 meters square, for his family. The Cards moved in before winter came. On Christmas Eve 1887 the tiny community held a party here, with a Christmas tree and Santa Claus; music was provided by mouth organ.

An addition to the north side of the house was completed by January of 1889, and the Cards lived here for a total of 13 years. From this cabin Charles Card led the Canadian Saints, and “Aunt Zina” served as functional mother of the community.

Here new settlers found refuge; lodging was also provided for heads of state conducting official business and for General Authorities of the Church.

After the Cards moved in 1900, the house became home to a succession of families. For a time it was used as a school.

By 1937 the cabin had fallen into disrepair, but it was restored and preserved by the Alberta Stake Relief Society, the women’s organization of the Church. For more than a decade thereafter, social events and priest- hood meetings were sometimes held here.

The structure now belongs to the city of Cardston. As a museum, it serves as a tangible reminder of both pioneer and Latter-day Saint cultural heritage.

The text above is from a plaque on site placed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2012, located at 337 Main Street in Cardston, Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta Stake Tabernacle

10 Sunday Sep 2023

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Alberta Stake Tabernacle

The Alberta Stake Tabernacle, built on the northeast quadrant of the Cardston Temple Block, then known as Tabernacle Hill, was one of the most beautiful buildings in southern Alberta. Built by the leaders of the Alberta Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was the first stake organized outside the United States and the first stake in Canada, the tabernacle served not only as a meeting place but as a monument to the sacrifices of the early settlers.

The cornerstone was laid August 23, 1908, with David O. McKay officiating. This red brick building replaced an old assembly hall that had been built under the direction of Stake President Charles O. Card to serve as a combined community hall and meeting place.

When Edward James Wood became the Alberta Stake President, he realized that the assembly hall was inadequate in size. He designed the tabernacle with seating for 1,200, including a gallery, curved oak benches, and an elevated pulpit. Behind the pulpit was space for an orchestra and seating for the stake officers. Rising up behind the orchestra were rows of seats for the choir. The organ at the very top provided music for the meetings.

Church members began raising funds for the building at great personal sacrifice, and the tabernacle was finished four years later in 1912. It served primarily as a meetinghouse for large LDS Church conferences, but was also used for educational and cultural events and was made available to other denominations. Hyrum M. Smith dedicated the building on August 5, 1917. Many Latter-day Saint general authorities attended conferences in the tabernacle, including Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church.

The Alberta Stake Tabernacle served the people of southern Alberta for 42 years until a new stake center was built west of the Temple Block. The structure was dismantled in 1954.

The text above is from the plaque that is Daughters of Utah Pioneers historic marker #544, located at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 2nd Street in Cardston, Alberta, Canada

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Mormons Colonize – Develop Irrigation

08 Friday Sep 2023

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Mormons Colonize – Develop Irrigation

The Alberta Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers dedicates this site in memory of the progressive pioneers who answered the call of the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to colonize and irrigate this fertile land.

On May 5, 1899, the first band of thirty pioneers, led by Theodore Brandley, reached this point on the old narrow-gauge railway. Their first night was spent in a little section house near here. Daylight found them unloading all their worldly possessions and pitching their tents on chosen lots on the flats directly to the southwest. They came at the invitation of Elliot Galt and Charles Magrath, officials of the Canadian North West Irrigation Company, to assist in colonization and in the development of an irrigation system for Southern Alberta. They also worked on the construction of the railroad to the west.

Over the years, most of the Mormon immigrants who came to Alberta by train unloaded their belongings here at Stirling, a staging point for settlers of this new land. Besides building the town of Stirling, they traveled overland to begin or enlarge communities of their choice like Raymond, Welling, Magrath and Cardston. From this strong nucleus, members of the Mormon Church have spread in all directions throughout Canada. They have aided in bringing stability to Southern Alberta.

We honor them for their courage, industry, and their indomitable spirit. With heartfelt gratitude, we give thanks to them for making it possible for us to live in this beautiful land of peace and plenty.

The text above is from the plaque that is Daughters of Utah Pioneers historic marker #476, located at 106 4 Avenue in Stirling, Alberta, Canada

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The Idaho Falls LDS Hospital and School of Nursing

27 Sunday Aug 2023

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The Idaho Falls LDS Hospital and School of Nursing

The idea of the hospital was conceived by Heber C. Austin with construction commencing in 1919, though the completion of the building was delayed because of a depressed economy. On 22 October 1923, the hospital was dedicated by President Heber J. Grant of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The school of nursing was essential in the operation of the hospital, the third floor being residence for the student nurses, until it became necessary to erect “The Nurse’s Home.”

The Hospital is remembered for compassionate service to all the people of the Upper Snake River Valley, regardless of race and religion. The Church divested its ownership 1st of April 1975, though under names of Idaho Falls and Riverview, the hospital continued serving the community until December 1986.

The building was located northeast of this monument. The monument resembles the original structure, and bricks therefrom were used in building it.

The text above is from Sons of Utah Pioneers historic marker #30, erected July 24th 1990 and located at Riverside Drive and Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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Rexburg Public Square

13 Sunday Aug 2023

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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, bandstand, and a bowery for the community. The Square was the gathering place for Rexburg and surrounding areas for patriotic, political, community and family activities. By 1912, the Rexburg LDS Tabernacle was completed and many of the activities moved there, away from the Public Square.

The above text is from the monument, Sons of Utah Pioneers historic marker #161, erected in 2010 in Rexburg, Idaho.

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Rexburg Tabernacle Centennial

28 Friday Jul 2023

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Rexburg Tabernacle Centennial
1912-2012

round was broken on May 14, 1911 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to construct a tabernacle for the purpose of holding conference, baptisms, and other special meetings. President Joseph F. Smith dedicated the tabernacle eight months later on January 7, 1912. The original cost was $29,000. Church services were held in the tabernacle until June 5, 1976, when the Teton Dam broke and flooded the upper valley. The church then sold the tabernacle to the city of Rexburg to be restored as a civic center and museum.

The above text is from the monument, Sons of Utah Pioneers historic marker #180 which is located at 51 North Center Street at the Rexburg Tabernacle in Rexburg, Idaho in Madison County.

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In Honor of the Rexburg Stake Pioneers

15 Saturday Jul 2023

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In Honor of the Rexburg Stake Pioneers

Erected Sept. 28, 1935
In honor of the Rexburg Stake Pioneers
The founders of Rexburg, March 11, 1883

  • Thomas E. Ricks
  • Henry Flamm
  • Francis C. Gunnell
  • Fred Smith
  • William F. Rigby
  • Daniel Walters
  • Thomas E. Ricks, Jr.
  • Lorenzo Thorpe
  • Brigham Ricks
  • Heber Ricks
  • Leonard Jones
  • Willard Ricks
  • James M. Cook
  • Andrew S. Anderson, Surveyor

The Pioneer Call
“Go into the Snake River Country, found settlements, care for the Indians, stand upon and equal footing, and Co-operate in making improvements. Gain influence among all men, and strengthen the cords of the Stakes of Zion.”

John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith

The above text is from the monument, Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association #54 which was erected in 1935 and is located at 51 North Center Street at the Rexburg Tabernacle in Rexburg, Idaho in Madison County. The UPTLA historic markers were later adopted by the Sons of Utah Pioneers.

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Fort Hall

15 Saturday Jul 2023

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Fort Hall
An Indian Trading Post

First habitation in this region was built by Nathaniel J. Wyeth on Snake River 14 miles west of this monument July 15, 1834 and named for Henry Hall, senior member of Wyeth’s firm.

The original stockade, 80 feet square was purchased by Hudson’s Bay Company in 1937 and rebuilt with adobe walls and substantial roofs becoming an important station of the California Oregon Trail. The trappers abandoned it about 1855.

The above text is from the monument, Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association #11 which was erected in 1932 and is located on Highway 91 in Fort Hall, Idaho in Bingham County. The UPTLA historic markers were later adopted by the Sons of Utah Pioneers.

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