Duchesne History Plaque - Duchesne, Utah
N 40° 09.813 W 110° 24.212
12T E 550792 N 4446080
Duchesne has a history plaque on the Main Street of Duchesne Utah.
Waymark Code: WMBN9G
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2011
Views: 6
The Daughters of the Utah Pioneer in Lester A. Memorial Park.
The plaque reads:
EARLY DUCHESNE SETTLEMENT Explorers, trappers and traders, were here before Brigham Young sent a group in 1861 to prepare the way for Mormon colonization, but in October 1861 the U.S. government set apart Uintah Valley for an Indian Reservation. In 1905 a portion was opened for white settlement. June 6, 1905, A.M. Murdick, Daughter Dora, and Sugoosie Jack (Indian) with 52 men organized a town called Dora, later Theodore, then Duchesne. This bell was used for school, church, curfew, and as fire alarm for many years
Marker Name: Duchesne
Marker Type: City
County: Duchesne
City: Duchesne
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1955
Marker Number: 207
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1324
Addtional Information: Not listed
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