Temple Fork Sawmill

They renamed the canyon for the job: Maughan's Fork became Temple Fork when a sawmill went up here in 1877 to cut the lumber for the Logan Temple. Its thirty-odd workers were paid not in wages but in lumber — boards to raise their own houses and granaries. Over six years it turned out more than two and a half million board feet, plus railroad ties, shingles, laths, and an uncountable run of broom handles, before closing in 1883 and burning soon after. A trail up Temple Fork now reaches the foundations and a monument in the pines.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Jardine Juniper — 2.8 mi
  One of the oldest living trees in the world at over 1,500 years old
• Tony Grove Lake — 4.6 mi
  A glacial alpine lake at 8,100 feet surrounded by wildflower meadows
• Logan Canyon — 6.6 mi
  A winding National Scenic Byway through limestone cliffs and alpine forest
• Wind Cave Trail — 7.4 mi
  A short hike to a triple-arched limestone cave overlooking the canyon

More markers nearby

• Old Ephraim Bear — 5.6 mi
• Unknown Pioneers — 13 mi
• USU Old Main — 13 mi
• Logan Community Center — 14 mi