Settlement of South Weber

South Weber began below the mouth of Weber Canyon in the winter of 1851, when the Bybee families settled there and others soon joined them. They built their cabins fort-fashion, in a protective square, and called the place Kingston's Fort for their first bishop. A log schoolhouse went up early — and among those who taught the settlement's children in that rough little room was Sarah, a wife of Wilford Woodruff, the future church president. The Weber River was turned to irrigation, and the town took hold at the canyon's foot.

What the plaque says

November 1851 Hyrum and John Bybee with their families located below the mouth of Weber Canyon. Robert Watts, Robert Nelson Watts, Ebenezer C. Cherry, Levi Hammond, James Heath, Cyrus Canfield, George W. Hickerson, Mark Hall and others came in 1852. They erected cabins in fort style and called the area Kingston's Fort, honoring Thomas Kingston, the first bishop of South Weber Ward. A log schoolhouse was erected, Cyrus Canfield the first teacher, and Sarah, wife of President Wilford Woodruff taught in the primitive building. The Weber River was tapped for irrigation purposes.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Hill Aerospace Museum — 1.2 mi
  Over 90 military aircraft displayed indoors and on the tarmac
• Ogden Union Station — 6.4 mi
  A grand 1924 train depot turned museum complex
• Snowbasin — 7.3 mi
  One of the country's oldest ski areas and a 2002 Olympic downhill venue — world-class terrain that somehow still skis uncrowded.
• Lagoon Amusement Park — 11 mi
  A beloved family amusement park operating since 1886

More markers nearby

• The First Hundred Years... — 4.1 mi
• Malan Heights — 5.7 mi
• Bertha Eccles Community Art Center (2) Mark — 6.0 mi
• Sacred Heart Academy — 6.0 mi