In Commemoration of Utah's First Indian Battle

A creek and a canyon carry the name this monument gave them. The 1935 plaque commemorates the fight of February 1849 two miles east, at the mouth of the canyon, between the Deseret Militia and a band of Timpanogos Ute — and out of that encounter came the name Battle Creek, still on the map today. "Battle" is generous language for what happened: a pre-dawn attack on a sleeping camp, not a contest between armies. But the word stuck to the land, and the town that grew up beside the creek carried it until choosing the gentler Pleasant Grove.

What the plaque says

The first battle between Indians and the Utah Pioneers occurred in February 1849, two miles east of this monument, near the mouth of the canyon, between the Deseret Militia and the Indians. The stream and canyon were named “Battle Creek” from that encounter.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument — 5.7 mi
  Three spectacularly decorated caves connected by hand-carved tunnels
• Lehi Roller Mills — 6.2 mi
  The flour mill from the movie Footloose
• Alpine Loop Summit — 7.2 mi
  The 8,000-foot high point of the Alpine Loop, face to face with Mount Timpanogos
• Aspen Grove — 7.7 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls

More markers nearby

• Pleasant Grove Town Hall — steps away
• Old Pleasant Grove Fort Southwest Corner — steps away
• Pioneer Flour Mill — steps away
• Pioneer Relic Hall — steps away