Inscription
The Mormon Colonists
of the Big Horn Basin
who, under the leadership of
Abraham O. Woodruff, first camped near this site in May 1900. These pioneers, under many difficulties, established towns, notably Byron, Cowley and Lovell, organized the Big Horn Stake of Zion, constructed the Sidon Canal, built railroads and pioneered education through founding the Big Horn Academy.
Details
| HM Number | HM1PSN |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 58 |
| Year Placed | 1935 |
| Placed By | The Aaronic Priesthood Quorums of the Big Horn Stake and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association |
| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, December 4th, 2015 at 9:02pm PST -08:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12T E 702362 N 4968543 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 44.84160000, -108.43950000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 50.496', W 108° 26.37' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 50' 29.76" N, 108° 26' 22.2" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1725 WY-789, Lovell WY 82431, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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A group of Young Men and Young Women from the Byron LDS Ward, met and cleared weeds and sagebrush from around the monument Sept. 21, 2016. It is surrounded by a chain link fence which I believe was put there by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, sagebrush camp.
Sep 26, 2016 at 10:54am PDT by juliepam1
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