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| Landmark #57 | Salt Lake County | Visited: Sept. 5, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of Salt Lake City’s first commercial saw mill! |
| What makes it historical? | THE PLAQUE SAYS: Gardner’s Saw Mill was erected by Robert Gardner and his sons, Archibald, Robert and William, on Warm Springs Stream in Salt Lake City, October, 1847, where three boards were sawed. The mill was moved to this site in 1848, producing the first commercial lumber in Utah, on the first formal grant of water for industrial use. Later, a flour mill was erected a few rods upstream, these plants giving the name, Mill Creek, to the stream and canyon. Gardner’s Fort, domicile of the Gardner families, was located a short distance northeast, the Gardners receiving the first permit to leave the pioneer fort.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| How do I find it? | Listed Directions: 3564 S Highland Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 Annotations: From Beaver: ~196mi (316km) — 3.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |