Duchense History Monument - Utah
N 40° 09.813 W 110° 24.212
12T E 550792 N 4446080
The Main Street in the town of Duchesne runs down the U.S. Highway 40.
Waymark Code: WMBQQ9
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2011
Views: 3
The small community of Duchesne has a monument of their history on a Daughters of the Utah Pioneers plaque No 207. There is a historical bell on top of the monument is located in the Lester Memorial Park.
The marker reads:
EARLY DUCHESNE SETTLEMENT Explorers, trappers and traders, were here before Brigham Young sent a group in 1861 to prepare the way for Mormon colonization, but in October 1861 the U.S. government set apart Uintah Valley for an Indian Reservation. In 1905 a portion was opened for white settlement. June 6, 1905, A.M. Murdick, Daughter Dora, and Sugoosie Jack (Indian) with 52 men organized a town called Dora, later Theodore, then Duchesne. This bell was used for school, church, curfew, and as fire alarm for many years
Americana: Other
Significant Interest: Monument
Milestone / Marker: Historical Marker
Web Address: [Web Link]
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