Broom Factory and Wagon Train terminal

The west side didn't just farm — it supplied. From this corner, George Matthew Webster ran a broom factory through the 1890s, binding stalks of broomcorn into the household tool every home needed. And from the same spot, Aaron Beckstead's wagon train hauled freight up to Bingham Canyon, where the mining camps in the Oquirrhs would pay for anything the farms and shops could send. Brooms one way, ore-camp supplies the other — a quiet little commerce hub feeding the boom across the valley. The factory and the freighters are long gone; the marker holds the corner.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• International Peace Gardens — 7.8 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 10 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 10 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Temple Square — 12 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

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• Utah Idaho Sugar Company Factory — 0.3 mi
• West Jordan — 1.2 mi
• West Jordan Pioneer Church — 1.2 mi