Warm Springs
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JacobBarlow
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July 26, 1847, President Brigham Young and others descended Ensign Peak and located sulphur springs....
Waymark Code: WM26FY
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2007
Views: 45
July 26, 1847, President Brigham Young and others descended Ensign Peak and located sulphur springs. Thomas Bullock wrote: "About 1 1/2 miles north of the temple block is a sulphur spring which I dug out and made into a beautiful place." A bathhouse 15 x 30 feet was dedicated Nov. 27, 1850 and a grove of locust trees planted. Pioneers came to enjoy the park and bathe in the healing waters. In 1932 the name was changed to Wasatch Springs Plunge. It is operated as a public facility. Plaque B: Sandstone in this monument, brought from diamond fork quarry in Spanish Fork Canyon, was part of the famous Dooly Building in Salt Lake City. Stone given to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers by R. Verne McCullough when the structure was razed.
Marker Name: Warm Springs
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
800 N 300 West
SALT LAKE CITY , 84103
SALT LAKE County
In Warm Springs Park
County: Salt Lake
City: Salt Lake City
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 1965
Marker Number: 314
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=2005
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