Early Morgan County Settlers - Morgan City, UT
N 41° 02.196 W 111° 40.670
12T E 443024 N 4543041
A rock marker dedicated to all the Early Morgan County Settlers, outside the Morgan Company Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, in Morgan City, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMCBNQ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2011
Views: 5
This large sandstone rock Historical Marker is situated at the Morgan Company Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, which is located at 33 North State Street in Morgan City, Utah.
The marker has a large logo of the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers at the top. The marker text reads:
THIS MARKER IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE EARLY MORGAN COUNTY SETTLERS WHO ENDURED CONSIDEABLE HARDSHIPS AND A HARSH CLIMATE TO BUILD THIS COMMUNITY WE LOVE.
"2009"
142
Marker Name: Early Morgan County Settlers
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Morgan City is the only incorporated city in Morgan County. The settlements of North Morgan and South Morgan were combined and incorporated in 1868 with William Eddington elected mayor. Morgan was named in honor of Jedediah Morgan Grant, an LDS Church leader, who helped to construct a road to the area through Weber Canyon.
The elevation is 5,080 feet, which provides a short growing season and cool nights in the summer. The city's boundaries contain 1,366 acres of land, which were primarily used for agriculture in the early years of settlement.
One of the first community efforts was the construction of a sophisticated canal and ditch system to convey water from the river to their dwellings and crops. Although originally constructed with crude implements, the system was well engineered and is still in use at the present date.
County: Morgan
City: Morgan City
Group Responsible for Placement: National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 2009
Marker Number: 142
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org/
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