Pioneer Cabin

Farmington began in 1847 when Hector Haight settled the spot then called North Cottonwood. This log cabin came a little later — built in 1861 by the friends of Charles W. Penrose, a young English convert who would go on to edit newspapers, write beloved hymns, and rise to the church's First Presidency. The little cabin led a wandering life: hauled log by log to the courthouse grounds in 1926 to serve as a pioneer relic hall, then carried back to its original site in 1956, where it stands as a keepsake of the town's first days.

What the plaque says

In 1847 Hector C. Haight settled in North Cottonwood, now Farmington, followed by others and a ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized 1849, Joseph L. Robinson, Bishop. In 1861 this cabin, built for Charles W. Penrose by his friends was typical of the homes of that day it was moved log by log to the courthouse grounds rebuilt and dedicated 1926 as a Daughters of Utah Pioneers relic hall returned to its original site in 1956. Helen Mar Miller Camp

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lagoon Amusement Park — 0.5 mi
  A beloved family amusement park operating since 1886
• Hill Aerospace Museum — 9.9 mi
  Over 90 military aircraft displayed indoors and on the tarmac
• Ensign Peak — 13 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Salt Lake City — 15 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.

More markers nearby

• Primary Organized & Farmington Meeting House — steps away
• Civil War Cannon — steps away
• Honoring Builders of Salt Lake Temple — 0.2 mi
• Honoring the Builders of the Salt Lake Temple — 0.3 mi