Union Cemetery - Union, UT
N 40° 36.576 W 111° 50.931
12T E 428190 N 4495766
This Daughters of Utah Pioneers monument is located in the Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, located in the unincorporated area of Union, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMFZM2
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2012
Views: 7
No. 155
Erected 1951
UNION CEMETERY
Rufus Forbush buried his wife, Polly Clark, at this spot on 22 August 1851. In 1852, after several victims of a Black Smallpox epidemic had been buried here, he contributed the land for use as a pioneer cemetery and many of the prominent early citizens of Union were buried here. All official records are lost but the restorers of the cemetery have been able to identify the graves of 48 adults, 72 children and 20 persons of undetermined age.
Union Fort Camp Salt Lake County
Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is located at 1485 E Creek Road.
Marker Name: Union Cemetery
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Salt Lake
City: Union
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1/1/1951
Marker Number: 155
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=2096
Addtional Information: Not listed
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