Pioneer Church Farm

Before Cache Valley had a single permanent town, it had a cattle ranch. In July 1855, twenty-five settlers drove some two thousand head of Church stock up into what the Shoshone called Willow Valley and built the valley's first cabin near Haw Bush Spring. The venture barely survived its first year — the winter of 1855–56 turned so savage that all but about 450 head froze, and the herders gave up and drove the survivors back to Salt Lake. Permanent settlement waited for Wellsville the next year; the old ranch ground lies in today's Nibley.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Hyrum State Park — 2.9 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Logan — 4.2 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• Wellsville Mountains — 6.2 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• American West Heritage Center — 8.5 mi
  A living history farm spanning 160 acres of Cache Valley

More markers nearby

• Camp Hollow (2) — 2.3 mi
• The Great Fur Cache — 2.9 mi
• Hyrum Pioneers — 2.9 mi
• Cache Valley — 3.2 mi