Modern Irrigation

Modern Irrigation (HM8B)

Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Salt Lake County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 45.781', W 111° 53.241'

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Commemorating the beginning in America of Modern Irrigation in this vicinity on July 23 and 24, 1847, by the "Mormon" pioneers.
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"Encamped near the bank of a beautiful creek of pure, cold water. · · In about two hours after our arrival we began to plow, and the same afternoon built a dam to irrigate the soil."

"July 24th · · This forenoon commenced planting our potatoes after which we turned the water upon them and gave the ground quite a soaking."

Orson Pratt thus records compliance with the instructions of Brigham Young, who with the main company, arrived about the time the irrigation began.

This tablet is within the half-acre of ground first plowed, as identified by William Carter who held the plow.
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Placed by the Utah State Conference, Daughters of the American Revolution, July 23; 1931.
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" The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose." Isaiah 35;1.
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HM NumberHM8B
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1931
Placed ByDaughters of the American Revolution
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 3:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 425105 N 4512828
Decimal Degrees40.76301667, -111.88735000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 45.781', W 111° 53.241'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 45' 46.86" N, 111° 53' 14.46" W
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Area Code(s)801
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 111 E Broadway, Salt Lake City UT 84111, US
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