Brigham Young's Garden Wall

Brigham Young walled his gardens the way he walled his town — partly for protection, partly to give idle hands work. Built in the 1850s of local cobblestone set in sand mortar, eight feet high and tapering as it rose, the wall enclosed the private grounds of his estate: an orchard and garden, an ice house, a barn, and his family's own schoolhouse. It ran a long, irregular circuit from Eagle Gate up toward the Avenues and back down Canyon Road. Fragments of the old cobblestone wall survive along its line.

What the plaque says

Brigham Young's Garden Wall was built in the 1850s as a protection and a "make work" project. The wall was eight feet high and thirty inches thick at the base. The wall receded to about twelve inches at the top. Using the surrounding resources, the builders constructed the wall from local cobblestone and held it together with sand mortar. The wall extended from Eagle Gate east to what is now "A" street. The wall then ran north to 4th Avenue, and then west along Brigham Young's property line which followed the modern-day Canyon Road to State Street and Eagle Gate. The wall enclosed Brigham Young's orchard and garden, ice house, barn, and private schoolhouse. 2013 No.92 International Daughters Utah Ploneers Central Company

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.4 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.4 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.2 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.0 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Richard K. A. Kletting Park — steps away
• The Crismon Mill — steps away
• Brigham Young Grave Statue — steps away
• Grave of Brigham Young — steps away