Liberty Park

Liberty Park grew out of a pioneer's farm. Isaac Chase drew this ground in the 1847 land survey and found it green, fed by a clear spring; he planted locust trees around his house and mill and worked it as the Mill Farm. Brigham Young took it over in 1860, adding mulberries and cottonwoods, and locals came to call it Forest Park and the Locust Patch. Salt Lake City bought the land from Young's estate in 1881 and threw it open the next summer as a public park, renamed for liberty.

What the plaque says

The original five acre plot, located in the Big Field Survey, was assigned to Isaac Chase, a pioneer of 1847. A spring of clear water made it a verdant spot. Later he purchased three other tracts and planted seeds of locust trees around his home and mill. In 1860, it became the property of Brigham Young who added varieties of Mulberry, Cottonwood, and other trees. In Pioneer Days, it was known as the Mill Farm, Forest Park, and Locust Patch. In 1881, Salt Lake City purchased the land from the Young Estate. On June 17, 1882, it was formally opened as a recreational area and officially named Liberty Park.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Liberty Park — 0.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 0.5 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Salt Lake City — 1.7 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 1.7 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Pioneer Home — 0.3 mi
• Liberty Park Veterans Memorial — 0.4 mi
• Chase Mill — 0.4 mi
• Trolley Square Yesterday...Today — 0.5 mi