First Pioneers of Richfield
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N 38° 46.342 W 112° 05.027
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The first ten pioneers arrived in Richfield on January 6, 1864.
Waymark Code: WMFPNV
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
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No. 45
Erected June 1939
Richfield Pioneers
The first ten pioneers who arrived here January 6, 1864, were: Capt. Albert Lewis, Robert W. Glenn, Christian O. Hansen, Hans O. Hansen, Nelson Higgins, August Nelson, George Oglevie, Eskild C. Peterson, Andrew Poulson, Jorgen Smith. Followed by their families and others March 14, 1864. This monument erected on site of an ancient Indian mound, later discovered to contain ruins of adobe walls, relics of pottery, Indian corn, wheat, arrows and human bones.
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