Welsh Settlement
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brwhiz
N 40° 40.463 W 111° 54.510
12T E 423218 N 4503008
This Sons of Utah Pioneers Historical Marker is mounted on a stone monument with a concrete cap, located in a small park on the south side of 4500 West on the west bank of the Jordan River in Taylorsville, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMFRM0
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2012
Views: 2
Welsh Settlement
October, 1849, under the leadership of
Dan Jones, a Welsh company entered
the valley. Later a few settled a farming
community along the river a short distance
north of here. They were not adept at
farming so the settlement was abandoned
with many going to Sanpete County to mine
coal and settle the town of Wales.
Erected by Taylorsville/Bennion
Sons of the Utah Pioneers
2007
#132
Marker Name: Welsh Settlement
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Salt Lake
City: Taylorsville
Group Responsible for Placement: Sons of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 2007
Marker Number: 132
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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