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| Landmark #320 | Piute County | Visited: May 13, 2020 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque recounting the mining origins of Marysvale, Utah! |
| What makes it historical? | THE PLAQUE SAYS: In 1884, several families of Latter Day Saints settled in this valley but were forced to evacuate because of Indian troubles here in 1868. Miners discovered precious metal and took possession of the area April 15, 1883. A branch of the LDS church was organized. Hugh D. Lisonbee, presiding elder, succeeded by Jared Taylor when the ward was organized in 1895. Charles C. Pinny was chosen the first bishop. A one-room school house was erected and used for all public meetings.
OTHER TIDBITS: Marysvale started off with a different spelling in 1856—Merryville—because prospectors, George and Sylvester Smith, found this campsite to be very merry indeed! Around 1865, another fellow named Hewitt, who thought the Tushar Mountains looks just like the Sierra Nevadas, made Utah’s first gold discovery here at Pine Creek, and a mini gold rush was born! Gold was the big draw to the Marysvale area, and the Kimberly Mine in the nearby Tushar Mountains was considered the queen of Utah gold camps until about 1907! Marysvale was a jumping-off town for Bullion City, located up Pine Canyon, which jumped from 82 residents in 1870 to 1,651 in 1880, and dropping off steadily afterward. Along with the gold, miners extracted silver, copper, lead, and much later, uranium! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| How do I find it? | Listed Directions: 60 N Main St Marysvale, UT 84750 Annotations: From Beaver: ~57mi (92km) — 1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |