Fountain Green ~ 394
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brwhiz
N 39° 37.688 W 111° 38.087
12S E 445522 N 4386677
Fountain Green was surveyed and the first settlers arrived in 1859.
Waymark Code: WMBRGT
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2011
Views: 11
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 394
Erected 1976
Fountain Green
After Albert Petty surveyed this site in
1859, pioneers came, built homes, erected a
meetinghouse of logs cut by William Gibson
and Asbury Parks. In 1861, Bishop Robert L.
Johnson opened first store and hotel. Polly
Johnson was first Relief Society President;
Catherine Oldroyd served as midwife. Bernard
Snow supplied flour from his burr mill in
1867. John Green operated adobe and brick
yard. Black Hawk War forced settlers to
move for safety. They returned and built
fort in fall of 1866
Uinta Springs Camp 1992
Marker Name: Fountain Green
Marker Number: 394
Marker Text:
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