First Spring Water Source in Clinton
Posted by: brwhiz
N 41° 08.782 W 112° 03.318
12T E 411443 N 4555542
Until Peter Terry developed his spring, water was hauled in barrels from the Weber River. Water from wells was too brackish due to migration of water from the Great Salt Lake.
Waymark Code: WMB1PT
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2011
Views: 6
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 391
Erected 1976
Clinton
In 1870, the Wm. J. Hill, Chauncey Hadlock families built homes in this area. Culinary water was brought from Weber River in barrels until the Fife Community Irrigation Ditch was finished. D.P. Davis, first school teacher, charged $5.00 per child. Other firsts: Peter Terry's Spring; Maren J. Mitchell, Midwife; John Bruce, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday School Supt. Early landowners: Mark A. Child, John Muir, Wm. E. Stokes, James Burnett, Mark Elmer.
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Camp Cricket
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
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Date of FIRST: Not listed
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