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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQ4_granite-butler-church_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
On July 1, 1877, the Granite Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was created. The residents of both the Granite and Butlerville communities were included. Since most of the people were settling near the mouth of the two canyons…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQ3_mining_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
In the early 1860s, mining took off in the Salt Lake Valley. Many mining claims were filed in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and the town of Emmaville sprang up as a halfway camping ground for the miners and ore haulers. The town was located at the sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQ2_tithing-house_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
Mormon pioneers followed their church's teachings of donating one-tenth of their annual increase to the Church. Because cash was scarce, people most often paid their tithing with goods they had grown or produced. The contributions were collected a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQ1_silica-beds_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
In the foothills above Wasatch Boulevard, north of the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, is an area that was known as the "Silica Beds." In 1910 the Utah Fireclay Company opened a mine at that location. Silica and clay were needed to make …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BQ0_ern-and-molly-green-cabin_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
Ernest Green was the son of Alvin Washington Green and Alice Maria Jane White. His family lived on the hillside northwest of the "Old Mill." His wife, Molly, was the daughter of Neri Bulter and Mary Elizabeth McGhie. During the early 190…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPZ_cedar-tree_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
The lone cedar tree, located east of here, was planted by Leander Neri Bulter at the birth of his daughter, Eva, in 1894. This cedar is one of the earliest trees planted in the area. Leander Neri Butler was the son of Leander Butler. Leander Butle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BL7_welcome-to-the-cottonwood-heights-historic-walk_Holladay-UT.html
The history of Cottonwood Heights is quite unique. Unlike so many of the older cities in Salt Lake County, our city is comprised of areas that were once several different communities. Among these were Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, Butler, Union, Gra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BL6_south-butler-school_Holladay-UT.html
The South Butlerville School was build about 1892 at 2235 East on the north side of Creek Road (8200 South). The school was built of brick, and the foundation was granite rock. Using a team of horses and a wagon, David Alma Proctor hauled the rock…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BL5_agriculture_Cottonwood-Heights-UT.html
During their first 20-plus years in the Salt Lake Valley, people who settled this area did so at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. They depended on the sawmills and later the mines as a means of support. Following the joining of the Transcontine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNLT_stairs-hydroelectric-power-plant_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The Stairs Project was built in 1894-96 as the first hydroelectric power plant to provide electricity to Salt Lake City. It was also one of the first plants in Utah to transmit power long distance, using alternating current rather than direct curr…
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