First Caretakers and Watermasters of the Newton Reservoir
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John Griffin, A.P. Welshman and Jonas N. Beck were the first caretakers and watermasters of the Newton Reservoir.
Waymark Code: WMJPJG
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2013
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 18
Erected June 4, 1937
Newton Reservoir
Located three and one-half miles north of this marker, the first storage reservoir in Utah was begun in 1871 and completed in enlarged form, in 1886, after going out three times. Length of dam, 127 feet, height 28 feet, made of earth and rocks, cost, $10,000. Reservoir length 1 1/2 miles, capacity, 1566 acre feet. Original building committee, Bishop William F. Rigby, Franklin W. Young, Stephen Catt, Swen Jacobs and John Jenkins. First caretakers and watermasters, John Griffin, A.P. Welshman and Jonas N. Beck.
William F. Rigby Camp and John Jenkins Camp.
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