The First Weather Station in Utah - 136
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brwhiz
N 41° 32.920 W 112° 06.713
12T E 407267 N 4600264
The weather station in Corinne operated from 1870 to 1874.
Waymark Code: WMB19Q
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2011
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 136
Erected 1949
The First Weather Station in Utah
In 1870, the first U.S. Government Weather Station in Utah was erected on this site by the War Department Signal Service, U.S. Army, Division of Telegrams and Reports, for the Benefit of Commerce. The observer was William W. McElroy. The Station was moved to Salt Lake City on March 18, 1874.
Corinne Camp - - Box Elder County
Marker Name: The First Weather Station in Utah
Marker Number: 136
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