Pipe Springs National Monument
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ggmorton
N 36° 51.795 W 112° 44.369
12S E 344944 N 4081114
A Utah historical marker located in Arizona.
Waymark Code: WM29NB
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2007
Views: 61
Erected September 2, 1933
Pipe Springs National Monument
Established May 31, 1923 through efforts of Stephen T. Mather and friends
Pipe Springs
Occupied in 1863 by Dr James M. Whitmore, who, with Robert McIntyre, was killed 4 miles southeast of here January 8, 1866 by Navajo and Piute Indians.
Winsor Castle
Erected by direction of Brigham Young in 1869-70 by Anson P. Winsor for handling the church tithing herds and as a frontier refuge from Indians. It became the first telegraph office in Arizona when the Deseret Telegraph Line reached here in 1871.
Marker Name: Pipe Springs National Monument
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Mohave
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Citizens of Kanab Stake
Year placed: 1933
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