Millrace - Taylorsville, UT
N 40° 39.271 W 111° 55.474
12T E 421837 N 4500817
This Sons of Utah Pioneers commemorates the Millrace irrigation ditch that provided water to power a nearby mill. The marker stands in a city park that bears its name. It is located in Taylorsville, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMJHQ6
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2013
Views: 3
This Historical Marker is located in the Millrace Park at 1100 West 5400 South in Taylorsville, Utah. The park is located on the west side of the Jordan River Parkway on the north side of 5400 South. The marker is situated near the north end of the parking lot, just west of the restroom facilities and the large pavilion. The marker reads:
MILLRACE
1855
In 1855, upon the council of Brigham Young, Joseph Harker
with John and Samuel Bennion hand-dug a lower ditch to
irrigate the farmland on the river bottoms west of the Jordan River.
A small rock dam was constructed on the Jordan River at about
6300 South. Water was taken from the river at that point and
came north to the park site. The ditch skirted the west and north
boundaries of the park and then north to the mill.
In 1880, a new grist mill was constructed on the Jordan River
near 4800 South. Water was taken from the Lower Ditch to
power the mill and the name MILLRACE was applied to the ditch.
Erected by
Taylorsville Bennion
Sons of Utah Pioneers
2005
#117
Marker Name: Millrace
Marker Type: City
County: Salt Lake
City: Taylorsville
Group Responsible for Placement: Taylorsville/Bennion Chapters - Sons of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 2005
Marker Number: 117
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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