Pioneer Cemetery

A mile and a half northwest of here lies Mound City Cemetery, where Midway buried its dead in the settlement's first decade, from 1859 to 1869. The marker reads its roll of names, and the roll tells the town's story: alongside the Wrights and the Bloods are the Gerbers, Hubers, and Abegglens — Swiss immigrants who gave Midway the Alpine character it still trades on. Many are children and infants, the toll a hard frontier took on its youngest. The little burying ground was Midway's first, before the town had a proper cemetery.

What the plaque says

One and one half miles northwest is Mound City Cemetery, the first burial place of this community, used from 1859 until 1869. The following people were buried there: Robert & Margaret Wright; Dr. John Gerber & Sarah Gerber; Julia Gerber Jacobs & baby; John Gerd Mohlman & infant son, John Mohlman Jr.; Orson, son of John & Clara Van Wagoner Sr.; Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. John Huber Sr.; Baby of Moroni & Malissa Blood; Roswell Blood sr.; Mary Jane Marsh; baby of James & Malissa Wilson; Anna & Elizabeth, twin daughters of Conrad & Elizabeth Abegglen: child of Ellen G. Thornton; children of Mr. & Mrs. Ulrich Abegglen, and Lon Swazy.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Homestead Crater — 0.5 mi
  A hidden geothermal spring inside a 55-foot limestone dome
• Midway — 1.2 mi
  A Swiss-inspired village with a geothermal crater you can snorkel in
• Heber Valley Railroad — 4.1 mi
  A vintage steam train ride through a stunning mountain valley
• Jordanelle State Park — 6.2 mi
  A sapphire reservoir nestled between the Wasatch and Uinta mountains

More markers nearby

• Midway Town Hall — 1.2 mi
• Midway Fort — 1.2 mi
• Midway Social Hall — 1.3 mi
• Pioneer Lime Kiln — 1.5 mi