Wagon
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brwhiz
N 37° 34.408 W 113° 42.239
12S E 261206 N 4161929
This Historical Marker is mounted on a steel post in front of the covered wagon in the Enterprise Heritage Park on the east edge of Enterprise, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGWBJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2013
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Wagon
The wagon was the main transportation of the westward movement and colonization of the Saints. Wagons were drawn by teams of horses, mules or oxen. People, as well as goods and freight, were carried by these wagons. It is estimated that during the twenty-two years before the railroad came, 9,600 wagons made the trek to Zion. Wagons made it possible for the Saints to establish over 350 communities, some as far away as California, Mexico, and Canada. At the age of 22, Thomas Sirls Terry drove for hire, a wagon such as this, arriving in the Salt Lake Valley around 25 September 1847.
Bears, wolves, and coyotes that preyed upon livestock were a big threat to the Saints. The traps below the wagon are bear and coyote traps. A medium sized trap was used for wolves and cougars.
Donated by the Family of Edward Sirls Terry, son of Thomas Sirls and Hannah Terry.