Utah's First Indian Battle

The old marker calls it a battle. It was closer to an ambush. Before dawn on March 5, 1849, some thirty-five armed settlers surrounded a camp of Timpanogos families here, sent after reports of stolen cattle. The first shots killed the leader; women and children fled into the freezing creek while the men fought and died. Four or more Timpanogos were killed; not one settler fell. The town that grew here was called Battle Creek before Pleasant Grove. Among the children who lived was a boy who became Black Hawk — the war chief who never forgot.

What the plaque says

No. 56 Official Marker Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association Erected Sept. 13, 1935 In Commemoration of Utah's First Indian Battle The first battle between Indians and the Utah Pioneers occurred in February 1849, two miles east of this monument, near the mouth of the canyon, between the Deseret Militia and the Indians. The stream and canyon were named "Battle Creek" from that encounter. Sponsored by the Adult Aaronic Priesthood of the Timpanogos Stake and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument — 5.7 mi
  Three spectacularly decorated caves connected by hand-carved tunnels
• Lehi Roller Mills — 6.2 mi
  The flour mill from the movie Footloose
• Alpine Loop Summit — 7.2 mi
  The 8,000-foot high point of the Alpine Loop, face to face with Mount Timpanogos
• Aspen Grove — 7.7 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls

More markers nearby

• In Commemoration of Utah's First Indian Battle — steps away
• "G" Its Meaning — steps away
• Pleasant Grove Town Hall — steps away
• Old Pleasant Grove Fort Southwest Corner — steps away