Cleveland ~ 179
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brwhiz
N 39° 20.912 W 110° 51.417
12S E 512325 N 4355464
Cleveland, Utah was named after President Grover Cleveland.
Waymark Code: WMDK6G
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2012
Views: 5
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No 179
Erected 1952
Cleveland
In 1884 Henry H. Oviatt, Sr. and Samuel N. Alger
with their families homesteaded here. When
others came, they built a 15 mile irrigation
canal, surveying by spirit-level and using hand
tools. Cleveland Canal & Agricultural Co.
organized 1889, to provide water for irrigation
and town use. Early settlers lived in log cabins
with dirt roofs. The town was named in honor
of President Grover Cleveland. LDS ward organized
August 1890, Lars P. Olsen Bishop.
Deseret Rose Camp - - - Emery County, Utah
Marker Name: Cleveland
Marker Number: 179
Marker Text:
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