The First Weather Station in Utah

When Corinne mattered to commerce, the government came to watch its weather. In 1870, at the height of the town's freight boom, the U.S. Army Signal Service — the military forerunner of the national Weather Bureau — put up Utah's first federal weather station here, to serve the shippers and traders moving goods through the junction. William McElroy kept the observations. But Corinne's importance faded as fast as it had risen, and in 1874 the station followed the business south: it was packed up and moved to Salt Lake City, where the watching has continued ever since.

What the plaque says

In 1870 the first U.S. Government weather station in Utah was erected on this site by the War Department Signal Service, U.S. Army Division of Telegrams and Reports, for the benefit of commerce. The observer was William W. McElroy. The station was moved to Salt Lake City on March 13, 1874. Corinne Camp - Boxelder County

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 10 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 15 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Logan — 19 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• Powder Mountain — 21 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.

More markers nearby

• Corinne Opera House — steps away
• Corinne Methodist Church (3) Markers — steps away
• Presbyterian Centennial — steps away
• Corinne-Pioneer Railroad Town — 0.2 mi