Chase Mill

Isaac Chase built this gristmill in 1852, and his daughter Louisa had driven the ox team that hauled its heavy millstones and iron across the plains. It ground the valley's flour, and in the famine winter of 1856–57 it may have saved lives outright — Chase and his partner Brigham Young gave flour away free to families who had none. Young took full ownership in 1860; the mill fell silent when Salt Lake City bought the farm in 1880 to make Liberty Park. It still stands there, among the oldest buildings in the city.

What the plaque says

Built in 1852 by Isaac Chase, a native of New York State who came to Utah in September 1847. His daughter Louisa drove the ox team across the plains which brought the mill stones and mill irons which were used in the manufacture of flour. In 1854, Brigham Young became a partner with Isaac Chase, and the mill was fitted out with improved machinery. During the famine of 1856-57, many families were furnished with flour gratis, and the lives of many men, women, and children were saved. Brigham Young acquired full possession of the mill in 1860. It ceased operations when the farm with its buildings were purchased by Salt Lake City in 1880.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Liberty Park — steps away
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 0.3 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Salt Lake City — 2.1 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 2.1 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Liberty Park Veterans Memorial — steps away
• Pioneer Home — steps away
• Herman L. Franks — 0.3 mi
• Liberty Park — 0.4 mi