Pioneers of Richfield, Utah ~ USA
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N 38° 46.342 W 112° 05.027
12S E 405852 N 4292074
The first ten pioneers arrived in Richfield on January 6, 1864. Their families joined them two months later.
Waymark Code: WMFPNW
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
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The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Historical Marker, mounted on a stone monument in the shape of the state of Utah and located in the Richfield City Park on 300 South, between Main Street and 100 East, reads:
No. 45
Erected June 1939
Richfield Pioneers
The first ten pioneers who arrived here January 6, 1864, were: Capt. Albert Lewis, Robert W. Glenn, Christian O. Hansen, Hans O. Hansen, Nelson Higgins, August Nelson, George Oglevie, Eskild C. Peterson, Andrew Poulson, Jorgen Smith. Followed by their families and others March 14, 1864. This monument erected on site of an ancient Indian mound, later discovered to contain ruins of adobe walls, relics of pottery, Indian corn, wheat, arrows and human bones.
Camp Cove D.U.P.