Holden
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brwhiz
N 39° 06.505 W 112° 16.128
12S E 390298 N 4329574
Holden is a small farming community just west of Interstate 15 between Exits 174 and 178.
Waymark Code: WMB671
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2011
Views: 7
Holden
Established by Mormon Pioneers in 1855 as Fort Cedar Springs. Church President Brigham Young gave permit for the families of William Stevens Sr. and Richard Johnson to start a settlement near these grassy spring-fed cedar hills.
Joined that fall by eight more families, the small colony began building an adobe walled fort to serve as a home for the people and protection from Piute Indians. In use until 1867. It was a place of refuge for the weary frontier traveler. It became known as 'Buttermilk Fort' because of its dairying industry and its refreshing drink.
In 1858 a Post Office was established and the name changed to honor the memory of Elijah Holden. He had perished in 1857 on the Scipio Pass (9 miles to the north) in a winter snowstorm, while attempting to save a small boy's life.
Residents of Holden still radiate the enduring qualities bequeathed them by their hardy pioneer ancestors......thrift, perserverance, and a strong abiding love of God.