Springville's First Camp Site

Springville started on this lot. On September 18, 1850, the first settlers drove in and made camp here, on a meadow of tall grass that scouts had already picked out for a town — spring water at hand, the mountains rising to the east, Utah Lake glinting to the west. The little company was led by Aaron Johnson, with the Crandalls, the Deals, William Miller, and the Warrens and their families. From this campsite the town of Springville grew outward, taking its name from the springs that had made the spot worth stopping at.

What the plaque says

On September 18, 1850, the first pioneers arrived in Springville and camped on this lot. Covered with tall grasses and supplied with plenty of spring water, bordered on the east by lofty mountains, on the west by the sparkling waters of Utah Lake, this location had been selected earlier by scouts for settlement. The company consisted of Capt. Aaron Johnson, Myron N. Crandall, John W. Deal, William Miller, Amos S. Warren and their families: Martin P., Nelson D., Lucian D. Crandall, and Chas. Warren.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bridal Veil Falls — 12 mi
  A dramatic double waterfall cascading 607 feet into Provo Canyon
• Thistle Landslide — 13 mi
  The ruins of a town destroyed by a massive landslide in 1983
• Sundance Mountain Resort — 15 mi
  Robert Redford's intimate, arts-minded ski resort on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos, in the North Fork of Provo Canyon.
• Aspen Grove — 16 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls

More markers nearby

• The Pioneer Mother — 0.4 mi
• Springville Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi
• Springville High School Art Gallery — 0.7 mi
• First Mills in Utah County — 0.9 mi