Ira Merrill Monument
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N 41° 50.211 W 111° 49.975
12T E 430843 N 4631997
This historical marker is located on the grounds of the Smithfield Public Library on Main Street in the center of Smithfield.
Waymark Code: WMJNP0
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2013
Views: 2
Erected 1958 by Smithfield Camp SUP
In Memory Of
Ira Elias Merrill, first person buried in the Smithfield Cemetery, was born at Alder, Erie County, New York, in 1835, the son of Austin and Laura Walder Harris Merrill. He was killed in an Indian attack July 23, 1860 as he and his brother Solyman were returning from the hills east of Smithfield with a load of brush to be used on the bowery for the community Pioneer Day celebration. Hostilities between the Pioneers and the Indians began near the site of this marker. A settler from Franklin, Idaho was also killed in the skirmish and several Smithfield Pioneers were wounded.
Marker Name: Ira Merrill Monument
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Cache
City: Smithfield
Group Responsible for Placement: Sons of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1958
Marker Number: None
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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