Little Diamond Battle- Battle of Diamond Fork

By 1866 the Black Hawk War had a logic: settlers had taken the Utes' land, the Utes raided the cattle that had replaced their game, and the militia gave chase. On June 26 a Ute party led by Mountain — a Colorado chief and ally of Black Hawk — drove off livestock near Mapleton and pushed up Maple Canyon into these mountains. Militiamen caught them at Diamond Fork and cut off the escape, and in the crossfire that followed several Utes and two settlers, Albert Dimmick and John Edmundson, were killed. The Utes slipped away, leaving the cattle behind.

What the plaque says

Battle of Diamond Fork Fought two miles Northwest of this monument June 26, 1866. Albert Dimmick and John Edmundson were killed. Monument repaired and plaque replaced by Albert Dimmick descendents June 25, 2008.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Thistle Landslide — 5.0 mi
  The ruins of a town destroyed by a massive landslide in 1983
• Payson Lakes — 16 mi
  Three alpine lakes in the pines, twelve miles up Payson Canyon
• Bridal Veil Falls — 20 mi
  A dramatic double waterfall cascading 607 feet into Provo Canyon
• Nebo Loop Summit — 21 mi
  The byway's 9,300-foot high point, with Utah Valley spread out below

More markers nearby

• The Kelly Ranch — 7.4 mi
• Pioneer Cemetery — 10 mi
• Springville High School Art Gallery — 11 mi
• Springville Presbyterian Church — 11 mi