The Legacy of Laketown - Laketown, UT - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This marker is located at 15 South Main Street in Laketown, Utah. It is situated in the northeast corner of Henry Early Park along Main Street. It reads:

THE LEGACY OF LAKETOWN
POPULATION
1896--321 1996--330

The Laketown area was originally inhabited by members of the Shoshone, Utah and Sioux Indian Tribes. They were engaged in fishing and hunting around the southern end of Bear Lake. During the winter of 1811 the first known non-native American visitors were five men trapping beaver. Through the years between 1825 and 1840 fur traders participated in the many Mountain Men / Indian rendezvouses conducted on the south end of Bear Lake. Some of the more well known attendees were Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, and Peter Skene Ogden. In the spring of 1867 without consent of proper authority and in violation of the Indian Treaty, men from the settlements of Round Valley and Meadowville moved to the present site of Laketown and began to build shelters and clear land. When the Indians protested to President Brigham Young of the L.D.S. Church, he sent Charles C. Rich to settle the dispute. A new treaty was drawn up which allowed the settlers to remain in the south end of the valley, but were required to supply the Indians with food upon demand. By 1868 the L.D.S. Church who was sponsoring the development of the valley moved to set up the permanent settlement of Laketown. The first meeting and school house were built in 1868 in which church services and school classes were held. A post office and store followed in 1871 and 1874. Some of the original settlers who have descendants still in Laketown include the Kearl's, Westons, Willis', Johnsons, Robinsons, Lamborns, Earleys, Cheneys, PRices, Wahlstroms, and Webbs. They are still operating their family farms and ranches. They take great pride in the family legacy that has been passed to them. A legacy that will continue for generations to come. Laketown and its residents have continued to prosper and maintain the same family values that their ancestors had 129 years ago.

Marker Name: THE LEGACY OF LAKETOWN Marker Type: Roadside County: Rich City: Laketown Addtional Information: Not listed Group Responsible for Placement: Not listed Date Dedicated: Not listed Marker Number: Not listed Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   06/11/2011 Chasing Blue Sky visited it