Spring City

The spring that names this town had been a Ute and traveler's campground long before settlers came to it. In March 1852, James Allred brought his sons and their families here at Brigham Young's direction, and a colony of Scandinavian emigrants joined them the next year, watering their fields from Canal Creek and the springs. But this was contested ground: twice in the 1850s the settlers were driven off and their fort burned as Ute bands fought the loss of their land, and only in 1859 did the colonists return for good.

What the plaque says

This spring was long used by Indians and early scouts as a camp site. James Allred, directed by Brigham Young on March 22, 1852 led his sons and their families here to build their homes. In 1853 a large colony of Scandinavian emigrants joined them. The waters of Canal Creek and natural springs supplied the settlers. Twice, the Indians drove them out, burning their fort and all their possessions. But in 1859, they returned to establish permanently the town of Spring City.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Spring City — 0.2 mi
  An entire pioneer town preserved on the National Register
• Mount Pleasant — 5.2 mi
  A National Register Main Street and Utah's oldest boarding school
• Skyline Drive — 9.1 mi
  A hundred miles of dirt along the 10,000-foot crest of the Wasatch Plateau
• Ephraim Co-op — 9.5 mi
  The 1871 cooperative store that outlived the economy it was built to replace

More markers nearby

• Spring City, City Hall — steps away
• Spring City Pioneer Cemetery — steps away
• Spring Town — 0.2 mi
• LDS Meeting House — 0.2 mi