Lorin Farr (2) Markers

Lorin Farr ran early Ogden almost single-handedly. A pioneer of 1847, he built Farr's Fort in 1850 and the county's first sawmill and gristmill the same year; he became Ogden's first mayor in 1851 and held the office for twenty-two years, twenty of them without pay. Under him the town was surveyed, its canals and roads dug, its first road pushed through Ogden Canyon, and its first woolen mill built. He even took a contract on the Central Pacific railroad west to Promontory. The federal deed to Ogden was made out to Farr as mayor.

What the plaque says

Marker on Left: Lorin Farr Lorin Farr, Utah Pioneer of 1847, one of the founders of Ogden, established Farr's Fort in 1850, assistant in laying out the city and organized its first government. In 1851, he became the first mayor, serving twenty-two years. Twenty years without pay. The deed to Ogdn was made by Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, to Lorin Farr, as Mayor. He built Weber County's first sawmill and grist-mill (1850) and with others built the first woolen factory in northern Utah (1868). In 1857, with Newton Goodal and others, he built the first road through Ogden Canyon, under his direction Weber County was surveyed and irrigation canals and roads were built. He was a leading contractor on the central pacific railroad west from Ogden to Promontory. Marker on Right: Lorin Farr Lorin Farr, civic and religious leader. Staunch friend and supporter of the Prophet Joseph Smith, assisted in the settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois, and in building the Temple. He came to Utah with Brigham Young in 1847. In January, 1851, he became the first president of Weber Stake of Zion, serving until 1870. He directed the building of Ogden Tabernacle in 1855-56. He was a member of the first territorial legislature for thirty years, serving longer than any other member and was a member of the convention that framed the constitution of the State of Utah. A friend to the Indians, he was known among them as "Chief". The move south upon the approach of Johnson's Army in 1858, was conducted under his direction. He was a statesman and colonizer of great ability, historian Edward Tullidge proclaimed him "Ogden's most representative citizen".

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Ogden Union Station — 0.2 mi
  A grand 1924 train depot turned museum complex
• Snowbasin — 5.9 mi
  One of the country's oldest ski areas and a 2002 Olympic downhill venue — world-class terrain that somehow still skis uncrowded.
• Hill Aerospace Museum — 7.1 mi
  Over 90 military aircraft displayed indoors and on the tarmac
• Powder Mountain — 15 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.

More markers nearby

• Lorin Farr - Washington Blvd — steps away
• John Henry Weber — steps away
• Jedediah Strong Smith - Ogden — steps away
• Captain James Brown — steps away