| What makes it historical? |
What we call Liberty Park today was once part of Isaac Chase’s milling business. He bought five acres of land near some natural springs in 1847, planted locust trees, and opened a mill! He would run the mill for 13 years until he sold the land to his son-in-law, Brigham Young, who expanded the territory and planted cottonwood and mulberry trees! The park remained a part of the Young estate until 1881 when Salt Lake City purchased it and turned it into the first city park, modeled after New York’s Central Park!
This was the site of a major environmental controversy back in the early 1900s, because smoke from nearby smelters was blamed for damaging the foliage here in Liberty Park. Due to public outcry, Mayor John Bransford pushed for smelters to close down or relocate, and the air quality around this patch of greenery improved! |
| Where is this place? |
Liberty Park is bounded (clockwise from the north) by 900 S, 700 E, 1300 S, and 500 E! That’s in Salt Lake City, Utah 84105.
From Beaver: ~199mi (321km) — 3.4hrs
From Moab: ~234mi (377km) — 3.9hrs
From Salt Lake City: ~2mi (4km) — 0.1hrs
From St. George: ~302mi (487km) — 5.1hrs |
