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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SJ3_tracks-in-the-canyon_Moab-UT.html
Human activities have changed the face of Canyonlands. Livestock grazing in the late 19th century altered plant communities. The roads and seismic lines you see below were constructed in the 1950s in a search for uranium and oil. Mining and grazin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SJ2_protecting-wilderness_Moab-UT.html
Wilderness is a word of many meanings. From a place to be feared to a place to be revered, wilderness evokes images of wild animals, jagged mountains, vast prairies or deserts. For some, wilderness offers physical challenges, solitude or a respite…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SIO_settlement-of-blanding_Blanding-UT.html
A canal was surveyed from Johnson Creek on Blue Mountain to White Mesa; in 1902-3 lots were staked for homes. Two years later Albert R. Lyman and Family pitched first tent and settled one block west of this site. In 1907 a tent school was establis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SIM_zcmi-co-op-building_Blanding-UT.html
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the Grayson City Co-op from 1918 to 1939 when the name was changed to Parley Redd Mercantile. Both companies were part o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SIL_c-c-c_Blanding-UT.html
C.C.C.
1933 to 1942 site of historic
Civilian Conservation Corps,
Company 3241 - D.G.9
Blanding, Utah
Conservation works projects
have provided enduring
benefits to our environment
C.C.C. Blanding, Utah
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SIK_verdure_Monticello-UT.html
The oldest Mormon settlement in the Blue Mountain Region was first known as South Montezuma. Later the name was changed to Verdure after the lush green growth along the stream bed. Verdure was settled by men of the Blue Mountain Mission March 11, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SI5_chief-poseys-war_Blanding-UT.html
This location marks the second encounter of one of the last Indian uprisings in the United States. Posey and his Piute followers helped 2 young braves escape from the Blanding jail. At this site the pursuing posse closed in, Posey opened fire and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SI4_comb-ridge_Mexican-Hat-UT.html
William H. Jackson of the United States Geological and Geographical survey conducted the first formal archeological exploration of the Comb Ridge area. Originating in the Colorado Territory, Jackson and his team reached Comb Ridge by following anc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SI3_hobbs-wash_Mexican-Hat-UT.html
As winter storm approached, four nearly starved scouts, George Hobbs, George Morrill, Lemuel Redd, Sr. and George Sevey, sought shelter for the night in this area on December 27, 1879. The scouts were exploring for a feasible route for the 250 Mor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SI2_the-co-op-store_Bluff-UT.html
The community's co-op store was located in the northeast corner of the fort. This cooperative venture, which provided a means for buying, selling and trading, became very successful. The Navajos and Utes also frequented the store, trading their wo…