First Log House

24 Friday Jun 2022

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First Log House

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln established by proclamation the Uintah Indian Agency, Brigham Young held the office of Supt. Indian Affairs. Lieut. Pardon Dodds, Civil War veteran, came to Utah Sept. 7, 1866 and in 1867 was appointed first Indian Agent for the Uintah Basin by President Andrew Johnson. After posting a $20,000 bond, he arrived at Whiterocks Christmas day and served until 1873 when he came to Ashley Valley as a stockman with Evans and Huffaker, east of this monument they erected the first log cabin built by white men in Uintah Basin, it served as a home for the Dodds family until 1897.

This is Daughters of Utah Pioneers historic marker #283 located at 2424 North 1500 West in Vernal, Utah. It was erected in 1963.

Reynolds’ Flour Mill

27 Friday May 2022

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Reynolds’ Flour Mill

In 1880 Wm. G. (Bill) Reynolds and Moroni Taylor cut and faced two rough stone burrs which were set up in the “Old Fort” for mill purposes. They were turned by a horse attached to a sweep. Later these burrs were used to grind feed for livestock. In 1881 the first mill in Ashley Valley was built on this site. The land was given by Robert Bodily and the mill, equipped with machinery, was run by water power flumed to the mill. Wm. P. Reynolds and son Wm. G. (Bill) operated the mill for over forty years. It was destroyed by fire in 1934.

This is Daughters of Utah Pioneers historic marker #233 located in Maeser, Utah

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Maeser, Utah

04 Tuesday Oct 2016

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Maeser was first settled in 1878. It became an incorporated municipality in 1935, but disincorporated on July 9, 1970. The village is named after Karl Maeser, an educator.