Elsinore Pioneers

Elsinore wears a Danish name in a Utah valley. Scandinavian converts settled it in 1874 and 1875 — Jensens and Nielsens, Hansens and Ericksons, families drawn from Denmark to the Sevier River — and named their town for Helsingør, the seat of Hamlet's castle. They divided the land among themselves, dug a shared canal, and for a time held everything in common under the United Order, the church's experiment in cooperative living. In 1876 they raised a rock building, twenty by thirty-two feet, to serve as school, church, and recreation hall. The town keeps its Danish name still.

What the plaque says

Elsinore, named for a town in Denmark, was settled in 1874-75 by families of James C. Jensen, Charles H. Nielson, Lars Hansen, Niels Erickson, Hans Nielsen, William and Vigo Smith; Thomas C. Jensen and sons: (Jens Ivor, Christian J., Niels Peter), Rasmus Raphaelson, Soren C. Peterson, Soren J. Kjeldsen, and Albinus Johnson. They divided the land, dug a canal and lived the United Order. In 1876, a rock building 20' x 32' was erected on this site to serve as school, recreation hall and church. Small plaque below This monument was moved from the old church grounds on highway 89 to the present location on April 9, 2002.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Big Rock Candy Mountain — 8.5 mi
  The real mountain that inspired the famous hobo folk song
• Fremont Indian State Park — 12 mi
  The largest known Fremont Indian village ever discovered
• Fishlake National Forest — 24 mi
  Home to Pando — the largest living organism on Earth
• Cove Fort — 24 mi
  A beautifully restored 1867 pioneer fort at the crossroads of two interstates

More markers nearby

• Fort Alma — 3.7 mi
• Camp Alma Relic Hall — 3.8 mi
• Monroe Pioneers/Old Fort — 3.9 mi
• Town of Joseph & Pioneer Log Cabin — 5.5 mi