Historical Marker · No. 2327
The David Eccles Story
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County · Utah
Erected by NA, 1991
Utah's first multimillionaire started with nothing but a strong back. David Eccles came from Scotland in 1863, son of a near-blind woodturner, and as a boy hauled his father through Ogden on a sledge to peddle carved bowls. He cut wood at three dollars a cord, then parlayed timber into an empire — more than fifty companies in lumber, sugar, banking, and railroads across four states. He worked to the end, dying in 1912 while running to catch a train. His daughter's 1991 gift renamed the University of Utah's business school in his honor.
Where it stands
40.76182, -111.84353 · Directions
Worth the stop nearby
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- Natural History Museum of Utah — 1.1 miA world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
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- Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.9 miA surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
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