Wilford Woodruff and Josephine Barbara Baumann Knight

The second Swiss generation of Santa Clara lives in this couple's story. Josephine Baumann was born here in 1890 to families who followed the original colony out from Switzerland; at thirteen she stood interpreter for grandparents who never learned English. The Baumanns held the Jacob Hamblin rock house longer than any other family, growing Isabella grapes — sacramental wine for the church until it switched to water, then bottles sold to California-bound travelers. Josephine met Wilford Woodruff Knight at a town dance, married him in 1910, and raised all seven of their children in Hamblin's old house.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm — 1.7 mi
  Real dinosaur footprints preserved in ancient sandstone
• Snow Canyon State Park — 4.5 mi
  Red and white sandstone cliffs with ancient lava flows
• Hurricane Canal Trail — 21 mi
  The hand-dug canal that built Hurricane, now a walking trail blasted into the Virgin River gorge

More markers nearby

• Samuel R. Knight — steps away
• Santa Clara Relief Society Hall — steps away
• Santa Clara Heritage Monument — steps away
• Swiss Colony — steps away