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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9H_the-crowds-cheered-on_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
In 1845, it took six months to get a message from the east coast of the United States to California—by the time it arrived, the news was old. In the late 1850s, a half million people had migration west, and they wanted up-to-date news from h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9G_the-national-pony-express-monument_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
A Moment in Time.Running as fast as the mustang pony could run, Pony Express riders raced across nearly 1900 miles of wilderness carrying the U.S. Mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. With nostrils flaring, lungs gasping …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9E_st-marks-westminster-school-of-nursing_Millcreek-UT.html
In April 1, 1894, the St. Mark's Hospital Board of Directors authorized the establishment of the first Official Nurses Training School in the Intermountain Region. Mary Edith Newitt was employed as Superintendant of the Training School. The fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9C_beaver-opera-house_Beaver-UT.html
The Beaver Opera House, built between 1908 and 1909, helped mark the beginning of the local citizens' desire to build a "New Beaver" that would be the envy of other communities. The board of directors of the opera house were quoted as saying "...n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9A_the-roads-to-utahs-dixie_Hurricane-UT.html
The Black Ridge .The toughest, heartbreaking barrier to the colonization of "Utah's Dixie" was the Black Ridge between New Harmony and Pintura, north of Toquerville, Utah. A deep, rough, lava flow clogged the valley from the base of the toweri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM99_parley-p-pratt_Summit-UT.html
1807-1857. As a young man, Parley P. Pratt left his farming roots to become a traveling preacher, during which time he was converted and baptized into the Mormon Church. As a faithful saint, Pratt went on a number of Church missions, served as a m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM98_southern-expedition-1849-1850_Parowan-UT.html
In 1849, the Southern Expedition led by Parley P. Pratt, left Salt Lake City with instructions from Mormon President Brigham Young to search for colonization sites and iron ore deposits. Pratt, a Mormon explorer, led 50 men on an extensive explora…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97_lees-ranch-indian-raid_Beaver-UT.html
Hostile Indians raided a small settlement in this vicinity Oct. 27, 1866, centering their attack on the house where Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Lee, their two daughters, and eight year old son, a young Miss Hall and Joseph Lillywhite were barricaded, fighti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM96_philo-t-farnsworth_Beaver-UT.html
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was born August 19, 1906 in a log cabin near Beaver, Utah. At an early age, he became familiar with the various components of the telephone and the gramaphone. By age 12, he had a thorough understanding of electronics. In 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM95_jordan-salt-lake-city-canal_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The foundation work on the Salt Lake Temple was nearing completion and soon would be ready for the granite upper walls. The four day trip from the quarry with oxen-drawn wagons could not possibly provide stone as quickly as it was needed. To exped…