Val Verda Arch

Val Verda has been announcing itself since 1917, when developer V. A. Bettilyon hung an electric sign across Orchard Drive — steel mesh on stone pillars, lightbulbs spelling the subdivision's name, visible for miles down the valley. The name was meant as Spanish for green valley, and the district among south Davis County's orchards kept its country identity even as Bountiful grew around it. A second arch replaced the original in 1961; a truck demolished that one in 1977. Residents raised the money themselves and dedicated this third arch in 1983, and locals still give directions by it.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Ensign Peak — 4.5 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Temple Square — 5.9 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Salt Lake City — 5.9 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Red Butte Garden — 7.0 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views

More markers nearby

• District School of South Bountiful — 0.4 mi
• Pioneer Cemetery — 1.4 mi
• Hogan Pioneer Cabin — 1.4 mi
• Jeremiah Willey Cabin — 1.9 mi