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IWN STAGECOACH ._ FAIRFIELD. UTAH COUNTY i- - ~) NOMINATION FORM • .,. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK ~ERVICE Form 10-300 (July 1969) STA.TEs Utah COUNTY, NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATIOH FORM Utah (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) ::t , I I I Fairfield I 1 I,. f VI z 0 (Cheek 0" ,,) --. LJ District ~ allil"in; !Xl Public 0 0 0 0 Prlvote Site 0 I- StTucture Ob jec t Public Acquisition: o o Both In Process o Being Conslclered a Pres.rvotton w In progress U => O:! lV') I CJ ,.., Park Co"" m 1!' ~ =: ':) J Pr ivate Residence Religious ,'''''' E-duc,,' <o= ' 1-- . '2: W i I• I Ut ah State Parks & ' SiREE T ANO ~ _ ""e!!. :' A: 1 2 South 2nd West W '" CITY OR TOWN: I 1 1 j ~ ! j I ...l 1 \~;·l S1 REE ...... I NUMBER • U CITY OR TOWN: ~ L._ .~.. ..t . -, " ~ . __ __ • •_ _ O. o V.s: Restrict.d Unrestric,.d No i I i .' i .• ' rt .' • '. 7• .DESCRIPTION .. i o CONDITION I o Excellent o Foir • (Che c k One) o Deter l oroted Gc o Altered known) t .:.:...... Ruins (Check One) DESCRIDE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (If I. o ~ I Unexposed (Check One) o Unoltered Moved f(I Orillir.ol Sir. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE i ~ \ The Stage ~ Coach Inn was originally a large family residence built for the Carson family before conversion to an inn. It had 14 rooms, seven of them bedrooms. The building is ilL" shaped with two stories 52' 8" x 59' 6". It is ma de of brick and plaster except for the two·story addition at the west which is frame with shiplap cove stdtng. Some of original pine floor~ f ng and glass wi ndows rema in. The f I rep 1aces have been res tored, a 1though· they are no longer used for heat. The f irst floor, behind the front gallery, has two square rooms, each wi th outs i de doors. The single story wing extends to the rear with two square rooms , each with a door to the east porch. Four small square rooms in a li ne a dj oin the rear room and occupy the lean-to. The fra~ add ition ha s a s i ng l e l arge room on the wes t front but does not open to the r est of t he i nn . The s econd floor has two square rooms in the masonry portion and one fro nt and two rear bedrooms in the rear addition. Hea ti ng was done originally with four fire places. Two stairways in t he nort heas t . nd west portions allow ascent from the first to second floors I ~ en m m z ! The ~ e s t~ rat i on has attempted to return the structure . to as near its cr i gin a l ~ ~c i : i on as possible. The furnishings are consistent with th e !. 1 ~ e ri I od. Vt -t ;:0 Ac r~ss t he sou th been re5~::; r'!:"C; however, the old commi ssa ry building of Camp Floyd has ~lso It will be trea ted later as a p~rt of the historic s ite of C.mc Fl oyd . .' I, c: n -t .1 , 0 I Z en SIGNIFI CANCE (continued): John Cars on remained and raised his famil y in the Inn. After ' his death Carson's widow and children continued to operate it as a hostelry. at finally c losed in 1947. In 1959 John Ca rson, a son, turned the property over to the Utah State Parks and Recreation Department who have restored It and opened it In 1964 as a museum • . " ,t , .It sets · tod~y In .an historic setting · little . ~h~nged , \L· ·.·:.V -141 : ;~ 'l ' i. j i.' ,. . J .from 1858. i': . .', . .. i '.~ ~ : '. .r . I · • ,, " . j =...=...=. .~........--------------------.:~++~M..J~--~ . . .. . ... .. l,;. . ..;,;.. . ;.:.;...:.;.~=~~ . .. "" . .. "'" . .. _....,..--- T" __ . >. .•. - - . ~- - ..' ,. I , I I . ," ," \., all ApproprIate) I o o :1 . lI 0 Abor iginal o Prehlstorle o Historic o A"ricultu", o Arch i tectur. o Art I I I ; i o I I , r, ;O ::.-. 0 o Engin .... rin" · 1 '" Induslry. . ', . j: Llteratur. Ui Militory II ! ! V') :z: 0 I- U i ::> I f 0:: 1, l- I V'l I., I I! :z: LU UJ ,I VI 'I I j . I, , ~ .J l 20rh Century : ' " 0 Landscape Architectur. ' ;r , Political ,J:O ', I InYenlion o o o Conseryotion I Education o 18th Century ' , , '[3a 19th Century . ' . R .. ligion/Phl~ losophy :. Socia I/Human- r :, o Theot e r Urb"n PI"""in,, o .orh\'\P.E~~'!J), . . , . ' .\ y " o o o ,0 Science " , ... . . 1 , r '" t" ~ .:: '..\ Sculpture Itorian Gil Music Transportalion ,· ,z..:.::~ i TATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE i , , o Commerce M Communications \ j o _, rChed. One or More". Approprl",.) , AREAS OF S f <ONI F'CANCE: I I 16th Century 17th Century , .y,:~\ ,, ' Because of its proximity to Camp Floyd, the old "Stage Coach Inn" served as a stopping place for visitors to the camp and travelers enroute to California. The station served as one of the Overland Stage Stops until the coming of the t ranscontinental rat I road in 1869. It was also used as a pony express stop between 1860-1861. John Carson had settled in Cedar Valley with four brothers as early as 1855. Their first protection from the Indians was a stone fort four rods squa re, wi thin which they built thei r log and adobe I iving quarters. The nor th wa ll of the old fort was about where the south wall of the inn now stand s . wi t h the tlMormOn War" an influx of military personnel arrived in Utah. Co lone l Al bert Sidney Johnston locatecf his command of 3,,500 men, 586 ho r s es, 3,000 mul es and 500 wagons, near Fairfield tn Cedar Val ley and where he estab li she d Camp Floyd. As a result, the population of Cedar Vall ey burg i o ~ed in 1858, to more than 7,000 souls. I . The o l d stone fort was to'rn down and John Carson ' built a two· story adobe and frame hotel and inn. Mr . Carson, an "Elder" in the Mormon Ch ur ch , would permit no liquor t o be served inhis inn, nor would he permit " round dancing," then frowned upon by the more pious in his church. Thus the inn became an oasis of decency for prominent visitors and digni ta ries, including Louis Greeley, a nephew of Horace Greeley, who occupied Jt for some time. Both passengers and freight moved a,long this central route to California in the late 1850'5. Captain J. H. Simpson surveyed and mapped a route through the region tn 1859. During the era of the pony express, the tnn became a mail stop between Salt Lake City and Faust, further west. In add it ion, the "Carson House" served as the first Overland Stage Station west from Salt Lake City • :;j..~1 . ', ~ "! Wi th the comi ng of the Ci vi) War troops from Camp Floyd were reca l1ed. Colonel Philip St. George Cooke replaced Gene ral Johnston and renamed the post Fort Crittendon. Howeve r, on May 17, 1861 he was orde red east with his cOlTInand. Camp Floyd was gone. By September of 1861 onl~ 18 families remained In the lIttle community of Fairfield. .,.... (c<bhtlnlJed on preceding page) , , . , .. ( ". .,' , f '.~ .., . ~ ': ' .- ., -1e-----____ !' , ~. : [~. RI.,-E_N_C_E_S~,---_ _ _~~_ _--.;.;..",-. MAJOR BIB LlD.GRAPHICAL Thomas G. Alexander and Leonard J. Arrington, "Camp In the Sagebrush:Carnp Floyd, Utah 1858-1861," Utah Historical Quarterly. XXXIV, No.1, pp 3-21. Kate B. Carter, Our Pioneer Heritage, (Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1959). Harold P. Fabian, "Camp Floyd State Park," (Salt Lake City: Utah State Parks and Recreation Commission, June 21, 1959). Paul Goeldner, Utah Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey, (Salt Lake City: Utah Heritage Foundation, )969), pp. 38,46 and 55. ~.:-l?E OG f~_:~ PHICAL OAT A .·: ........ . L .. ·TlTUDE " "' 0 . / . I -~ ···· l.DNGITUDE COORDIN"TES D EF IN I NG A RECT "N Gl.E LOCATING THE PROPERTY ------.-----------------r------------------~ COR NER l.AT I TUDE ·, 0 I I· ·· 0 0 Q SW 0 0 0 . 0 L;'NGITUD £ COORO IH.HF.5 - _ . - DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROP ER TY LATITUD E ., Degree. Minute. Second. . . .. 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STATE : Vl COD E ; -i ;:0 c: n -i 683 East South Temple ~---------------~'----CITY 0"\ TO ..... :-O : o " z STATE CODE Sa 1t Lake Cj ty Utah ["")~2~ _ -.~-T-A-T-c-l......,t,-A..,....!S-O-N-·-O---:=F1CE RCERT.lf.ICA"i ION \.:<l:. k :){'::.NATIONALR EG ISTE R VERIFICATION 'j :j " As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- .-' tional Historic Pre serva tion Act o f 1966 (Public Law 89-665). 1 hereby nominat e this property for inclusion · in the National Re;tister and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and proceoores set forth by the National Park Ser.vice. 11le recommended level of significanc e of this nomination is: National I&] State 0 Localp I hereby certify that this property, ~ included in the National Register. ,. Chief, Ollice of ArcheolollY and Historic Pre-servation ·· Date __________ Name ________~----------------______~!~_ ~ ..... . 49 ________________________ ATTEST: Hilton L. 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At bottom left is the old Andrew Parks home. At the upper right is the Camp Floyd commisary as it looks now. It was built by Johnson's army in 1859. Below are William Harrison Carson, 84 (shown sitting) one of the original settlers of 'Camp Floyd,- and William (Billy) Thomas, 85 (standing) who was with Greeley when that famous prospector located the "Mormon Chief, " first mining claim in the Mercur district. The insert is the monument at the government cemetery at Camp Floyd. On it is engraved: "In memory of the officers and soldiers and civilian employees of the Army in Utah who died while stationed at Camp Floyd from 1859 to 1861 whose remains are interred in this cemetery.r! Erected by the War Department. There are about 62 soldiers buried there. l '- ------------------- --------~=-~ --~. -~-~--~--~~------ SCENES TODAY AT OLD CAMP FLOYD THE ARMY OFF PARADE Ruins of Camp Floyd Stand in Mute Memory of Gay Occupational Force in Utah by Kenneth S. Bennion I .: I From Utah Lake Westward stretches a vast region of dry valleys and rugged, desert ranges. At rare intervals there are streams, springs and water holes. Most of them are small; but large or small these watering places are of infinite importance. Not one that hasn't its intriguing history. Of them all, the spring at Floyd (also known as Fairfield and Fort Crittenden) is perhaps the most interesting. Here, in the midst of a dry, barren wilderness there bursts forth from the de'sert floor a beautiful stream of clear, cold water. It is as though in the dim past some Moses walked that way and struck his staff into the ground to bring forth water where none' had ever been. Before the corning of the white man, Indians made this a rendezvous. Their deep trails led in from the surrounding desert to this vital, life-giving spot. Here they pitched their teepees and spread out their meat and berries to dry for the winter. At night the furtive wild animals crept stealthfully into slake their thirst and then slipped away again into the gray shadows of the de se rt. One day in the early llfiftie s, II there carne horsemen riding slowly across the long valley floor from the northeastward. They were not Indians. They rode abreast, and no teepee poles stirred up the alkali dust. They were white men-scouts sent to spy out the land. They found the water and looked on the broad, leven meadows and decided that this should be their horne s. A townsite was laid out and named "Fairfield, II because of the pleasant situation and in honor of Amos Fielding, who selected the place. The meadow land was divided into fie1ds, and the water from the spring was apportioned to each farm. A great fort was erected as protection against the Indians, who re sented this intrusion into the ir domain. Procession of Horsemen Presently again from the northeast, trailing through sand dunes and alkali, there appeared a procession of horsemen, covered wagons, sheep and cattle. The wagons ~n which rode women and children, we re loaded with bedding, a few cooking utensils, spinning wheels, plows and other crude farm implements. These pioneers established themselves in the fort, and proceeded to till the adjacent airable land. Thus was Fairfield, later called Camp Floyd, started back in 1855, among those first settlers were five Carson brothers and their families. What courage it took to settle there! To the east and north, many miles separated them. The nearest habitation, except for the little village of Cedar Fort. South and We st there were no settlers. It was a land of Indians, a land uninviting, forbidden, save in one respect--the abundant spring water. The people suffered hardships and privatiori. Within a year, two of the Carsons (George and Washington) had been killed by the Indians. Nevertheless, farms were under cultivation, gardens were growing, and this oasis was coming to be looked upon as home. More and more white m~n came, riders, scouts, prospectors, adventurers--looking over the land. They passed on through and went farther south and west, establishing settlements and ranches at other water holes. And then toward this tiny village in the desert, one summer day in 1858, there came a yet stranger expedition. Long lines of marching men stretched slowly across the desert floor. Wagon trains loaded with supplies and pulled by oxen moved in a cloud of dust. Artillery caissons rumbled alongside. Twenty-five hundred men, the cream of the United Sta~es army, moved forward beneath the desert sun. In the distance, distorted by mirage s, was their goal--the trees of Fairfield. Like the coyote, the Indian, and the early settler, the army too, sought this spring in the desert. They passed through the town and pitched their camp just southwest of the stone ~ort that had been erected by the citizens. Transformation comes And then a great transformation occurred. Building-stone was quarried and hauled from the Oquirrah Mountains, adobes were made; and presently a permanent military camp was constructed, from a great stone arsenal with three-foot walls to rows and rows of low, adobe barracks. Beyond the camp, breastworks were thrown up at intervals. These outposts were for protection against the Indians and against anticipated attacks by the so-called Mormon liRe bels. II A long line of officers, quarter extended from the spring southward. At the north end of the officers' row was the ice house, or rather cellar, where the army stored ice for the summer use. A massive stone arsenal was erected about two hundred yards west of the ice house. -1- , -2- The sudden influx of so m a ny soldiers produced great changes in the little farmi ng community . Some of the origina l settlers were alarmed about this host of men--this military c a mp that had been thrust upon them and they hastily moved away to other towns in Utah and Idaho . A few, particularly the Carsons, remain~d; and to this few were added a great host of camp followers: tradesmen, gamblers., "racketeers in 1858--and others of worse character. Hotels, gambling houses, and saloons sprang up. Old time rs say that such buildings made a solid row for three blocks, extending eastward from where the present Camp Floyd now stands. Here was , carried on all the nightlife of the soldiers and camp-following civilians. An irrigation ditch a t the south of the town marked the boundary betwe en the military camp and the civilian part of town. One who remembers those days says that the soldie rs spent most of their time drilling, but another says that one of their chief activitie s was slipping through the lines, across the ditch, and into this wilderness paradise (or Hell) of hotels, saloons, and gambling houses. Therefore, he says, many of the soldiers spent their time in the guard house, and it took most of the others to keep them there. Supplies Require r The new town required great quantities of supplies, which had to be freighted in, chiefly by ox team, from t he end of the railroad on the Missouri River, across the plains through t he mountains to Salt Lake, and south to Camp Floyd. Long line s of loaded supply wagons moved westward, and the empty wagons passed them going east for more bacon, flour, powder and lead, plus plenty of wet goods for quenching the desert thirst. Much hay and grain was hauled in from farms near and far, and brought fabulous prices. Flour cost more than $28 a hundredweight. All prices were high, and money cheap. One farmer who had delivered considerable produce stood at a cashier's window to receive his pay, which was counted out to him in twenty-dollar gold pieces. The farme r recounted the sum and discovered that he had been paid twenty dollars too much. He called the cashie r' s attention to the error, but the latter barked, "We never rectify mistakes here! At another time a twenty-dollar gold piece rolled into the sawdust on the floor and a bystande r put his foot over it. The Cashier looking for it a moment, then handed out another coin, and promptly forgot the incident. On April 7, 1860, there was more excitement in Camp Floyd. People were gathered on the walls of the fort and other buildings looking southwest toward FiveMile Pass. Presently a shout went up, for in the distance was seen a dark object, which rapidly grew and took shape. It was a horseman riding on the run. On his saddle were two leather pouches--the first mail from California by the Pony Express! At the fort a fresh horse was waiting, the mail was transferred, and the rider quickly disappeared, carrying the mail from St. Joseph to Sacramento. Presently this passing to and fro of the pony express and the stage became a matter of common occurrence. Drive Back Indians ,i' Sometime s the soldie rs we re called upon to drive back the Indians that continually threatened travel on the ove rland road, which was fast becoming an important trail to the mining camps of Nevada and California. For a time, Camp Floyd was the headquarters of the old frontier scout, Orin Porter Rockwell. He was a special agent of Wells Fargo Express Company, and bad medicine generally for western outlaws. When the shadows of the Oquirrh Mountains reached out across the valley, the civilian part of the camp sprang to life. Kerosene lamps 'lighted the dance halls and gambling tables. Fiddles played and boot heels stamped out the rhythm of the dance. Gay couples in strange costumes swung madly through measure of old time dances, while from adjoining rooms faro deale rs, monotonously chanted the give and take of fortune. Bullwhackers and mule-skinners, just in from the long freight roads, forgot their cares and abandoned themselves to the distractions of the camp. Stage drivers and pony riders mingled with the crowd, killing time between runs on the overland road . Pistol smoke, kniv es, horse stealing, etc. were too common to attract much notice. So the camp flourished for three years, and then the Civil War broke out . As suddenly as the camp had sprung into life it vanished. Wagons were loaded with necessary provisions and the great stores that were left on hand were sold to the highest bidders--many of them from Salt Lake, who bought food, clothing and other kinds of provisions at very low prices. About four million dollars worth of goods for approximately a hundred thousand dollars. It was here that the foundation of man y western merchandising enterprises were laid. Destroy Munitions Not all the munitions of war could be moved quickly by the soldiers. It was cons i dered good policy to leave these to the "Utah Rebels." so they were destroyed. Pistols and ammunition we re dumped into the sloughs below the s pring; cannon balls I \ \.. .. .... u J were fired out onto the bench and finally great stores of guns and ammunition, fire melted the lead, which collected in low places and cooled. (After the soldiers had gone the canny settlers retrieved the lead and molded it into bullets.) Two heavy mortars were dumped into wells. What became of them is not definitely known. It is said that one was late r located, hoisted out, and taken away as a souvenir. The other remains, but its exact location is not known-. People tried to retrieve it but the wate r was too deep in the well. They succeeded in getting a chain on part of the gun, but it slipped off and broke. Water came into the well faster than it could be bailed out so efforts to salvage the mortar were finally abandoned. Floods from the west hills have long ago filled up the well. The commisary building erected in 1858 was sold to a local farmer, and part of it still stands. It is just acros s the street from the present store. The original shingles are still on the roof, still standing the winds and rains, but looking like curled up leaves. The materials in the building were carefully torn down and used for the buildings of chicken coops and fence s. The hotels, saloon, dance halls, etc. were gradually torn down as the camp followers went their way and that material left was used by the permanent settlers. Little Remains Now with the exception of the commis sary building, the foundation of the arsenal, a cemetery, and a few mounds that mark the site of barracks, and breast .. work, practically nothing remains to show that here for three critical years preceding the Civil War, this most important unit of the United States army was kept in isolation, quite out of the picture. Finally, when war broke out, the army, almost , to a man, moved southward, blazing a new trail to the Green River, then over the Continental Divide, down the river valleys to the Mississippi, and so into the ranks of the Confederacy. What irony! Johnston's Army had been sent thousands of miles overland to put down the Mormon rebellion--a rebellion that did not exist--then when the nation's greatest crisis arose, it went over to the Confederacy! One other landmark yet remains as a reminder of the military post. South of town, about half a mile, is the government cemetery, where lie the bodies of the soldiers and civilian employees who died during the three years duration. The cemetery occupies a three acre plot of ground surrounded by a high iron fence. Each year, soldiers from Fort Douglas plow, harrow, and carefully smooth this tiny spot of ground that lies in the greasewood and shadscale of the desert. No grave is marked. If there were any headstones, all have been obliterated. However in the center of the plot stands a large monument of Vermont granite, on which is a bronze plaque showing the shield of the United States army, and beneath it these words. In memory of the Officers, Soldiers and Civilian Employees of the Army in Utah Who died While Stationed at Camp Floyd During the Utah Campaign from 1858 to 1861 Whose Remains are Interred in this Cemetery It was erected by the war department. This cemetery was in charge of William Thomas, when this article was written, who was 85 years old. Mr. Thomas is strong and well, alert, interested in everything and himself intensely interesting. He remembers well the days when the soldiers were at Camp Floyd. His keen memory brings back many interesting reminiscence s of that time and of the days that followed. He tells how the long lines of freight wagons moved into the camp. He remembers the pony express riders, and the stage coaches with their teams of four and six horses, mostly wild that raced into town and away again. Mr. Thomas himself was a freighter, making long trips over the old trails. He drove great wagons, loaded with supplies and drawn by ox-teams westward into the new mining camps of Nevada, four hundred mile s beyond Camp Floyd. A little later, in the seventies, "Mr. Thomas was well acquainted with L. Greely the original founder of Lewiston, fore-runner of Mercur. In fact, he was with Greely when the latter located the "Mormon Chiefsiver Mine, " the first claim in the Mercur district. Lives Alone Mr. Thomas live s alone in his neat little adobe hous e in the east part of Camp Floyd--the old family home. He confesses that life is rather lonesome now, since his wife died, six years ago; but he is very busy looking after his garden and taking care of the house. He is glad to sit down a little while and talk about those stirring days so long ago in which he played an active part. -3- ..... ~ ... .... "' •. -4- > ,/' Another of the old settlers is William Harrison Carson. Mr. Carson is now approaching his eighty-fourth birthday, stands straight, walks with a firm step, and his keen eyes still show the sparkle of youth. The day the picture was taken he apologized for his rather rough appearance, saying that he had been out all morning driving cattle back to the mountains. Nearly 84 and still riding the range. He said, "You know the cattle like to come down around the fields, and I don't want them bothering my neighbors. II Mr. Carson easily recalled the names of old-timers who had once lived at Camp Floyd, or who had passed to and fro as scouts, pony riders, stage drivers, stockmen, prospectors, and others, wanderers along the old western trails. He remembered that when his family first came to Camp Floyd, there was but one tree-a little haw bush growing by the spring. He and his father planted many of the trees for which Camp Floyd is now noted. He pointed out with pride particular cottonwoods and golden willows that he himse 1£ had planted long ago. Mr. Carson recounted early troubles with the Indians, and told how two of his uncles had been killed in 1856 by the Indians. He told how the stone for the Fort had been hauled from the mountains. The walls of that fort were three feet thick and two feet high, and within them the people lived in comparative safety. He recalled that there had been a grasshopper war in 1859 and most of the crops, sorely needed by the new settlers were utterly destroyed. One man's total harvest consisted of but one bushel of wheat. His father raised thirty bushels. Rations were so low that one of the settlers lived on very little but greasewood tops. Occasionally a neighbor would provide a bit of meat or flour. Otherwise, greasewood "Greens, " was the diet. Settlers Return After the soldier and camp-followers left, some of the permanent settlers returned and presently the town reached practically its present population, which is about 125 people. When the pony express was discontinued, and later the overland stage, the town became isolated except for travelers and stockmen passing to and from the winter and summer ranges, and except for the neighboring town of Cedar Fort, about five miles northwest, at the foot of the Oquirrh Mountains. During a large part of the year, snow and mud blocked all the highways; but now a graded gravelled and oil road leads to Cedar Fort, (It is now oiled all the way from Fairfield to Lehi.) and from there to Lehi, so the present children of Camp Floyd have the advantages of modern education and social contact, a school bus carrying them daily to Lehi high school. But even now the long road, winding through hills and stretching acros s the flat, is sometime s blocked and impassable snowdrift. Occasionally children are caught at home by the storm, and then they have to miss school; or, they are trapped in Lehi, where the people of that city care for them until the roads are again opened. Camp Floyd has been, and perhaps always will be, a stopping place for stockmen who move their herds to and from the desert. Every spring and fall thousands of sheep trail along the road, and cattle move to the markets that way. The old desert is just as wide, just as hot, or just as cold as it ever was in the days of the first settlers. Cattle moving eastward get their last drink at Vermon, or at Fauset Creek in Rush Valley. Then for ten or twelve hours they travel without a drop of water. If it is summer time, the alkali <l;ust stirred up by their feet cakes them with mud and forms a coating of dark foam around their mouths. Rush to Water By the time they reach the Five Mile Pass, their progress is painfully slow, and they are in considerable distress. However once over the pass on the downhill road, they step out more friskly. Presently, if the wind is right the leaders begin to sniff the air and give a characteristic, "Water baul." Finally the whole herd break into a lumbe ring gallop through brush, ove r the alkali humps acros s a borde r of salt grass, and then into the deep, cool water. So the little town of Camp Floyd though it seems to drowse a bit in the clear sunshine, has been, is now, and always will be a mighty important, intensely interesting oasis in the Great American Desert. The Deseret News, Saturday February 16, 1935 \. ) / UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION CLIPPING SERVICE Phone [phone] Salt lake City, Utah 84111 PROVO DAILY HERALD Provo, Utah Circulation 24,013 Old Camp Floyd Uncovered Dr. Dale Berge brushes some dirt from fireplace in headquarters builiding at Old Camp Floyd. LEHI - utah's old Camp Floyd, once the largest military base in the nation, is yielding a treasure trove of artifacts to archaeologists who are conducting the first scientific excavations at the site since the camp was closed 122 years ago. , Pre-Civil War military buttons, cannonball fragments, lead bullets and percussion caps are among the items discovered by scientists under the direction of Dr. Dale L. Berge, a Brigham Young University professor of archaeology and anthropology. The camp was established in 1858 by Col. Albert Sydney Johnston's 3,500-man army which had been sent from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas , on the "Utah Expedition " to quell a reported re bellion among pioneer set-' tiers. During the army's threeyear stay in Cedar Valley, it never engaged in combat but it did profoundly affect the economy, according to Berge. In excavations over the next five or six years, Berge hopes to uncover information about the economic relationships between the army and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints who lived in the area. Today, motorists traveling Highway 73 past Fairfield, about 25 miles sou ttl west of Lehi, are, for the most part, unaware they are driving through the middle of the camp site. Sagebrush and wild grass obscure the rows of dirt mounds where the camp's 400 buUdings once stood. More than 16 million pounds of wagon freight was hauled 1,100 , miles from Fort Leavenworth to Ca,mp Floyd,. Dr. Berge said. Large warehouses, barracks, mess halls, stables, officers' quarters, headquarters bUildings, blacksmith shops, corrals, a huge arsenal and other structures had to be built to accommodate the large army. ' "Once the army arrived, the small Mormon pioneer village of Fairfield became one of those typical roaring, wild places of the West," the professor stated. "Soon it had a combined military and civilian population of 7,000 compared to 15,000 in Salt Lake City which had been established more than a decade earlier." With the storm clouds of the Civil War on the horizon, the army was ordered back to Fort Leavenworth in May 1861, leav- , ing some $4 million worth of army surplus which was auctioned off for $100,000. The buildings were burned or otherwise razed. LDS set tiers benefited from the military being in the area, according to Berge. " Eastern dry goods and hardto-come-by currency made their way into the civilian community," he explained. "Civilian work sold for cash or trade goods, goods were sold in stores or by the quartermaster, and black market goods were sold by soldiers. " "Most of the goods for Camp Floyd came from the East: window glass, building hardware, clothing, horse equipment and other dry goods," Berge stated. During this year's excavations, archaeologists discovered the adobe walls of what was once a headquarters building. "The walls were made of unbaked adobe brick with a thin coating of mud plaster painted white," the professor said. "Each room had a fireplace with a base made of adobe brick. The base of the exterior walls had one-by-eight-inch cedar boards nailed onto the walls to help prevent deterioration in the rain and snow." Some of the rooms still had cedar board floors and doorways nailed into place with four-inchlong square nails. The archaeologists also excavated a trash area to find out more about the life'style of that period. They found vegetable seeds (yet to be identified), whole coffee beans, and bones from chickens, pigs, beef, sheep, deer and ducks. "We found decorative smoking pipes, military coat and shirt buttons, wine bottles, dishes, bone-handled hair brushes, a false tooth and one with a cavity that a dentist may have pulled, leather boot fragments and lantern fragments, " Berge said. "Some of the military equipment included an old gun barrel. " Many of the artifacts will be put on display in BYU's Museum of Peoples and Cultures at 700 North 100 East in Provo. In future excavations at Camp Floyd, Berge said there will be programs for volunteers and high school students in special one- or two-week archaeological field schools. Elvira EGBE RT Birth 10 Sep t embe'*r~ 18~2:...!1__::_-__;___;_:--------_ Carlyle , Sll lli va n Co . , Indiana Place Chr. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ Demh 12 February 1908 Burial Provo Bench, Utah Co., Utah (Or em) Father John EGBERT Mother· Susannah HAHN HUSBAND Birth ~---=~"-'-=";';";';;";;";";""----------------I z = en a:: «: u >-. ...... ...... Other Hu • . (II E t....J 'ro ::E '+0 7 th Child _~M~a!....ryL_.:.E::.!.m~i71~y_:_ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Birth _ _~11~M~a~y~18~5~4!....-_ _ __ ________ ...... c:: ro "0 c:: <I> u (f) <I> "0 ro ~ aay) - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Where was information obtained?--- - - -- - - - - - - *Liat complete maiden name for all iemal... >-. Place Cottonwood. Salt Lake Co •. Utah Married to A 1bert Ga Iii an EARL Married 15 February 1876 A a c e - - - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Place Married to Married Place V) ... ~ .. ~ • 0 ~ i ~ = "" u «: co <I> c:: <I> en :::> t....J 8th Child Susan Ernaline Birth 30 Apri 1 1856 Place Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah Married to Thomas DORRELL Married 24 December 1874 Place ______ ______________________ 3rd Child Birth Place Married to ...... 'ro t....J Place '+0 9 th Child Verena Caro 1i ne Birth 4 June 1861 Place Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah Married to Charles Edward CRANDAll Married 2 May 1887 Place ____________________________ <I> '+...... - ~ c:: ro -, <I> ro c:: c:: «: >-. .D 11thChild Annie Louise Birth 17 February 1864 Place Fairfield. Utah Co .. Utah Married to (neyer marrjed) Married _______________________ Place ________________________ I I "" ex> 0"' .- ...... <I> <I> ..c:: V) Married Place 6 th Child . Birth Place Married to Married Place Birth Place Di e d Pl ace George Washington 31 December 1841 Payson, Adams Co., Il li nois 8 Ma r ch 1845 LaHa r p , Hancock Co . , II I inoi s 10th Child Birth Plac e Di ed Pl ace David 24 February 1863 Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah 25 February 1863 Fa i rfield, Ut ah Co., Ut ah ~~~--------- HUSBAN~D__~~~~~~~--------------------------1 Birth _ _~ll..ltlm~~~~~---:---:----------I Place~____~W~a~JO~e~,~Mi~~r~r.]1.n~,~PLe¥nnua~sy~ly~a~n~iaa-__________________ Chr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-:-::--:-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-----1 'VlFE _ _ _~»nnm~~£!M~e""l...Lvin""""a"'__'Pu.AR",,' ....TR:i: ........-....D .....G ....E"--_ _ _ _ _ __ Birth _ _ _-'7~S~e.t!.pt~ems:!~b~e~r'--...:!l:!o:8~5....l.5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Place,_ _ _....!Le~h~i,.....~U~tgalih-Clo!:o!:Lt....,--'U~·~\ta~h"--_ _ _ _ _ __ _ Chr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ Death 28 February 1935 Burial 3 March 1935 Father ___~Cah~a~r~l~e~s~W~Ti~l~l~i~a~m~P~AR~TR~!~DG~EL__ _ _ ____ Mother*___.... &........ 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(if a n y ) - - - . - - - - -- - - Where was information obtained?-------------*List complete maiden name for all females. 1st Child_~~~~~~~~~~--------­ Birth -----?-:-=:=-==-=~=:-=::::-:-~:...r...:::___:_:_:__:__--------------Place ___~--~~~~--------------------Married to .....................--..0..............._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Married ---'~J!!~~~L~~_ __ _ _ _ ______ Place __---'~~~~~~~~~~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ Birth ----=CL-:-~~7-!:~~~_=__-_:::___:_----------Place ___~~~~~~~~~~~~_ _ _ _ _ _ _~ Married to ~~J2:!!!::!:!~~~~W!..~~!i!!L_ _ _ _ _ _~ Married __~D~~em.IlttLJ..t:S:'£.l---_ _ _ _ _ _ __I Place _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--; Place _ _~~~~~~~~~~~~---------~ Married to ~~~~!.2~~~~~~~-----------___4 Married __.....£.-=r:::..:=....:..~=_______________________t Place------------------------________---t wrona CARSON Birth ------;:;.....;~:-::-~~:-:-..;-:-=---_::_:__:_-------------_t Place--~~~~==~7=~~~~~~----------1 Married to-;:~~~~~~~~~~~~-------Married _-=-=~=.;:.~~?=_--~_:_------------------­ Place---~~~~~~~~~~----------_ __t Place-_07~___;:~~~~__:_~==~~--------1 Married to ~!..i...J~~o.!!5!~~L....!:~~AL--_ _ _ _ _ ____t Married-~~~~~...........~~-----------_t Place------------------------f 6th Child _-=E~t~he::_:r~H==a~rv~e"-y-C?A=_'RSO~=N-----Birth _ _ _2~6~S~e:.t!p~t~emb~e~r~1::!::8~8"""6___::_:____:__-Place _ _~F-=:a~i~r::;_fi=-e::..;l~d=----=U--=t..:c.a~h;:;;C:;_;o:;;.~U-=-ta..:....h""---­ Married to --'Li~ll~i!:.!e~Le=o~n.",a~B~EN~SO-"'''"'-N---Married_---l!2~6L....!1<S~e~p~t.soem"""'b'""""erL-...l ....9~1l---_ _ __ Place--------------------------------7th Child,_ _.... 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Utah Married to Died as an infant Married _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Place _________________________________ 9th Child,_~E!!..!:t'_"'t~a__'R"""u"'_t,..hcL....>TC=AR~SO""'Nl1..__ _ _ ___ Birth _ _~8:....:J!!!._un~e~1!=.!,89~2'___-=-----:_ _ __ Place ___--'F~a~l.""·r....f....i.!..!e...l~d~Ul..Jtdia!._"hoL..l<C!.);oC&.--"'U.ltt""ah,,:,-_ _ Married to ~Ra~l~p~h~L!=.iV1~.n~g~s~t~oo<!.n"----"'D'-"UB~OI""'S!!O..--Married _ ......11!..!2iL...1!J:J04U!llllli!.e__'...19L..lw2_________ Place _________________________________ 10th Child _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Birth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ Place _________________________________ Married to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Married _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Place _________________________________ TITLE SEARCH FORM [Obtain l nf ormat lOll from title abstract books at Counr." Recorder's Offi ce ] Address : Ta x Number : Legal Descripti on (include acreage ): City: Current Owner : Address : TRAN SACTJ ON DATES Researcher : GRANTOR (SELLER) GRANTEE (BU YER ) Date : TYPE OF DOLLAH TRANSACTION AMOUNT COMMENTS $e it iTWWn 8y Meae preaent, Blat /1. JoAn r?lU's(}n in Me .Precinct o/rGfau;,fieed. in tile cO'unty o/r?edlU'. and !Terr11ory o/UUtail. for and in c(}ll8iderati(}n o/tlle fjood wllicll ~ Ilatte to' tile re~of$~relvuJ.of!l!attev(jj)ay:7~ fJitte and c(}nttey untO' $Mfjllam CYO'unfj. !TFU8tee in !TFU8t for said «Jilurcil. Ilis successors in tiffiee. and OMifjll,8. aft rIl:/I. etaim t(). and owner'sllip 0/ tile foffowinfj deaer1.&d pr(}perty. t(} wit; 25.00 $Jt 5 $tocl 5 0/ fFann ::fpnd C(}n/aininfj Jiffe acT't8 12.50 (!;ast Ilalf 0/f<Jt 4 $toci 50/fFann $md ermtaininfj 2 1/2 acT'ea my interest in Me st(}ne fF01"t 27.50 2 y(}ie (}~en g)offars (!;acll 160.00 3 cows fJlil"ty :J)of1ars eac4 90.00 4 yearlinfjs [Twef»e :J)~s eac4 48.00 4 caf».es f/wen :J),&.s eac4 28.00 18 slleep fiffe :J)offars eacJ. 90.00 :J(mJ1JeJ.otd fFurniture 50.00 1 G)Ilafj(}n 25.00 «Jity f<Jt .N(). 3 $tocl C(}n/aininfj (}ne acre 10.00 $566.00 BOfjetller witll aft tile Mfjllls. pntti&fjes and appurtenances. Mereunt() 8e&tnginfj or appertaininfj:..1l a&O' cwenant and agree. Mat ~ am tile tawfo1 daimant and O'Wner 0/said prO'perty. and wiff warrant andforwer difend tile same. untO' tile said ..%lalee in.9'iWst, Ilis successors in riffice. and assifjll8. afjaill8t tile cfaims o/..mll Ilews. a88ifjll8. or any pers(}n wll()1ll8()ef!er. $Mn «JO1"8(}n CWitnessea: CWimam «Junningt(}n (jmnu rJJeMJJiek [Tem/ory o/'UUtaA «J(}unty o/r?edar .g. Jamt8:1f. 'f}firw r?fnl 0/.. Me C(}un/ll r/(}urt l!fsaid C(}unill and .G£enoitory certifil. Mat tile signer' o/Me a8ov-e transfer. perSO'na/fy iTWWn t() me. appeared tllis .Nineteen/Il day 0/January JIl. g) . 185.I and acinowledfjed. Mat Ile 0/ lis O'wn cllO'ice. e~ecuted tile forefjO'infj trall8fer. I I . • , . I ... ' MEMBER AMERICAN IJTAH LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION AGENT FOR 55 EAST CENTER STREET PACIFIC COAST TITLE INSURANCE CO . LOUISVILLE TITLE INSURAN C E CO . PROVO. UTAH PHONE FRANKLIN _... 1934 1937 19 26 1952 3 · 4650 _ f A . K . BREINHOLT . PRESODENT WESTON GARRETT . .. .. N .. GER ROBERT E . CURTIS . SEC RET " RY REX C . MATSON . TRE "SU RER Mr. Russell J. Carson 727 South Main Orem, Utah Dear Sir: Re: Richard Boyle % Atty .Gen Office 15141 State Capite Plf'/\ se refer to Orde r No . SECURITY TITLE ANI) ABSTRACT COMPANY, hereby CERTIFIES: That on the .......Z.7.th ...... day of... ........ M~rc.h ................................ , 19 ...6l... .... at ....... .8:.QQ... AM. the title to the land described in Schedule A hereof was vested in fee simple in : UTAH STATE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION, As to Commencing 59.63 feet North and 9 rods West from the Southeast corner of Block 10, Plat "A" Fairfield SurveYi thence North 4° 37' West 60.57 feet; thence North 85 0 43' East 4.90 feet; thence South 60.76 feet to place of beginning. and WARREN CARSON, As to: Commencing 9 rods West and 120 feet North from the Southeast comer of Block 10, Plat "A" Fairfield SurveYi thence South 85° 43' West 4.90 feet; thence North 4 0 37 t West 122.61 feet; thence North 85 0 43 t East 14.84 feet; thence South 123.61 feet to plAce of beginning. and RUSSELL J. CARSON as to the remainder. subject onfy to the oefects, objeclions, liens and encumbrances shown in Schedule B he reof. That upon legal and valid vesting of the interest to be insured, and providing no liens, encumbrances or objections intervene between the aforesaid date and the date the instrument creating the estate or interest to be insured is filed for record, we will issue a Policy of Title Insurance through Pacific Coast Title Insurance Company and the Louisville Title Insurance Company on their usual... .....Owne.r.s .... form, showing under Schedule B thereof only such liens, encumbrances and objections as appear in Schedule B hereof which are not satisfied or ren,oved prior to issuance of said Policy. This report is delivered and accepted upon the understanding that you have no personal knowledge or intimation of any defect, objection, lien or encumbrance affecting said premIses other than those shown under Schedule B hereof, and your failure to disclose any such personal information shall render this report and any policy issued based thereon, null and void as to such defect, objection, lien 01' encumbrance. • This report is preliminary to the issuance of a policy of title insurance and shall become null and void, unless policy of title insurance is issued, and the premium therefor paid, within sixty days from the date hereof. In the event the sale of the property is not completed or loan is not made, this order may be cancelled with Company's consent by paying for ' services rendered in connection herewith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Company has caused these presents to be signed by its duly authorized officer this ............~.~ ..... day of ... .......~p.:':.~.~................................................... 19 .. SEC~TITLE ~L .... . AND ABSTRACT COMPANY BYI:L~~ - Willard Sno., ~ and other Elti.6rs / Dou..4, . .,:'i :":' G.S.L.CitY~fter states and EUrope as miBSionaries/1eft 8uooessfUl journey of fort~ river Nov. 3rd, 1851. '~.~i.. a daYB they arrived on the Missouri (See Journal History Nov. 3rd. {4Yit£wv~~/V The "'Garden Grove" in charge of Capt. Harry Walton. ~ Compa.ny"of Saints arrived in Salt Lake City /lbis . company left Garden Grove, Iowa May 17, 1851, with sixty wagons and twenty(Letter of Mrs. Susan one families. They also brought a th~in~machine. .... Zimmerman Terry, daughter of George G. Zimmerman, members of the company.) Following is a copy of Mrs. ' Terry's ,I 1etter~ ttFairview~ :I Idaho, 14 Sept., 1916. I I Bro. Andrew Jenson~ , It On 17 May, 1851, a company of Saints consisting of twenty-one families left Gardrl 'Grove, Iowa , to join the Saints at Kanesville. There they were organized into a company led by Capt~in Harry Walton. The families were as follows: 1 George G. Zimmerman and wife . Julia Hoke Zimmerman. Their children . . ..- . --- -."' ... - ~ were Christena G. Stev~~~ , a widow and Sarah JuliJ~._S .t.e_y..ens ~ her child. Also . Rosannah, .Julia ' Ann, ~~i .z .a.b~~.~, ~rgare~!jHamt&!'l and Susan Zimmerman. (Ann Huff ) " . '. (jeorge) ' 2 Bro. and Sister/Carson: their family, · David, ~ eorge and WaShington. 3 William Carson; :their oldest sonl and wife Corrilla Egbert Cars_QIl, and children John Alma. and Mary AIln and an infant. \ \ 4 Their second son, John CersQ.,n and wife Alvira ~1?~.:L~~...r~.!?Il..~. and children, William And Elizabeyh. 5 Pat:lson Griffeth, El izabe c.h Phebe and George ~.9.rew. g!!r..~9P.- ._Gr.H·f~_~h, his wife; their children, A babJ;L born at Green River 7 .j I and Delber , .' 8 !?t~ ..J.~~extB, wife Aldura and children . Writer of the letter. ~~n, B~!..~':.~!, Clark, Yiillialn, H~ . , i , ") f.:" . ~. 'II MEMORANDUM Stagecoach Inn File Friday morning, January 17, 1958, I went to the store of Orville Gunther in American Fork, 34 North 1st West. He was coming down with the flu, but telephoned Warren Carson making arrangements for me to meet the latter. I then went to Warren Carson's house at 1393 South 800 East in Orem. His wife, Mary E. Carson, was also there. His telephone number in Orem is Academy 5-0631. Mr. Carson bad a partial abstract of title to the StagecQ~nn property which showed a probate court deed to his father, John Carson. - Johii-----"- Carson built the Inn in l~~with adobes which he made himself. It was John Carson's homestead • • ~ Warren Carson was born in December 1884 in the hotel and was raised there. His mother, Emma Carson, was John Carson's second wife. John Carson died when Warren Carson was a young boy. His mother, Emma Carson, continued to run the hotel which was then largely patronized by livestock people usiug the sheep trail to the desert. Warren Carson has a certificate, No. 57, of the Fairfield Irrigation Company, November 29, 1952, for three shares standing in his name. James A. Carson is President of the Irrigation Company. He lives in Lehi. His fatber and Warren's father were cousins. Ralph L. DuboiS, Secretary of the irrigation company lives in Fairfield and M~rr.ied Warr.en's sister. The water rights are for one hour a week of irrigating water (which Warren says is ample for the lawns and gardens around the place). The culinary water is a continuous flow thmugh a 3/4" pipe brought to the from a spring about 1/4 mile west of the house. From Warren Carson's, I went to the office of the Andrus Title and Abstract Company, 51 East Center Street, Provo, phone 261, Laron S. Andrus. We found the record of the deed from the probate judge from John Carson, also examined the files in the John Carson estate, No. 693, and there found a decree of summary distribution distributing the property under search to five children of John carson. There were some errors in the spelling of names, property description, and there was one distributee, Irenia Carson, whose name must have been inserted thIDugh error because none of the present members of the family ever heard of any such person and she is not made a party defendant in the suit to quiet title brought by Warren Carson. Mr. Andrus added to the abstract the probate judge's deed, the petition and excerpt from the decree of summary distribution. He also changed the date of the original patent from 1872 to 1870 to correctly correspond with the record. On the way home, I called again at the Warren Carson house but no one was there. -2- Sunday morning, January 19, 1958, I telephoned to Warren's sister, Mrs. Minaie Alice Tegen, (born in 1888) who lives with her son Carl Tegan at 6346 South Acorn Drive, Bountiful, Utah, phone Axtel 5-4158. She told me there never was anyone by the name of Irenia Carson (or any s~ilar name) in the family, nor was there any Ethel Carson, which name in the decree of distribution unquestionably was meant to be Ether. She told me that John Carson's first wife was Elvira and his second wife (her mother) was Emma Partridge Carson who came from Mona, Utah. She said David Carson, Justice of the Peace at Lehi, could tell us more about the details of construction and use of the InD. She was very enthusiastic about our taking the place over and restoring it and offered to help us in any way she can. This morning, (Monday, January 20, 1958) I telephoned Justice of the Peace David Carson at Lebi (phone Lehi 43 J). He is 81 years of age, the son of Willi. . F. Carson (a half brother of Minnie Tega~, and a grandson of the original homesteader John Carson. He also told me he had never heard of any Irenia Carson and he had supposed the title to the place had been confirmed in Warren Carson in accordance with the general family agreement which was supposed to have been effected by the suit to quiet title. He said Warren Carson had told h~ that the propeaty would be given to the State Park Commission and it was "The dream of his life:" to see it taken over by the State and restored. He also offered to give us any help that he can. Both Warren Carson and David Carson told me the best person out there to look out for the property for us would be Norman "Swede" Erickson, the husband of Ether Carson's daughter, who lives across the street fra. the Hotel. Abstractor Andrus and his wife cae to Provo from St. George. Mrs. Andrus'AuDt, Mrs. Brooks of St. George, has written a book on the Mouatain Meadow Massacre which may be of value ia connection with the latter place. It is out of priDt but Mrs. Andrus will let us use her copy if we can not get one from Mrs. Brooks at St. George. HPF/dcf Chairman 20 January 1958 January 19, 1960 Attorney General State Cap ito 1 Salt Lake City, Utah Attention Mr. Robert B. Porter Dear Hr • . Porter: Enclosed is a letter from Mr. Laron S. Andrul of the Andrul Title and Abstract Ca.pany at Provo, Utah, tosethar with an Inter~ title Inlurance Binder for the old Stagecoach Inn and C~issary property at Pairfield. Mr. Prancis C. Oswald, of our office, and Hr. L. D. Green, Utah County Surveyor, . .de a lurvey of the old Sta.ecoach IDA property and Commi.lary property at Fairfield on January 9, 1960. You will note that the Inter~ Title Inlurance includes the new description a result of the 8urvey. &. ror your information we are also enclosing a letter from Mr. L. D. Green, Utah County Surveyor, together with a . .p showina the locations of the Sta,ecoach Ina (Carson Hotel) and eo..i••ary properties at 'airfield, Utah. Since .. have .et all the requir..ents you requested a. to title, va proposed to proceed with the .coutl'UCt1on"4of 1 tba property. It i. urlent that va bave tba old Stagecoach Inn and eo..i••ary buildlDa. ~ pleted by July 1, 1960, .inc. the Pony Izpr.ss rerun vill be . .de this year and the •• project. will be extr... ly ~ortant parts of this national event. Sincerely, Oleen Director C. J. CJO/gje Inclosures • • A RESOLUTION WHlIlPAS, it has come to the attention of this Commiss~on that John Oarson (a Penn8~1V8Z1ian by birth) together with ala f~ 1),.0'UUa and two other men. having found good. water @,d broad. fields of gl"aaa land at what 11 now the 81_ of the town of 'airfield. in Utah Oounty in thi8 State. 8ettled. and. made their homes there in 1855. '0 protect them8el va8 and their famU1e8 fJ'0JII lDdiau' 4epredation. the~ built a atone fort fcrur rode 8quare within vhl~ vere log - ~~ for their living qnarters. When Johnaon'. ArmT establiShed C~ 71o,vd at (Sit place in 1858. there being no further need for the tort. it was talcen down and John C8l"SOD bull t a tvo-8t017 adobe and frame hotel or 1M on the land tmme.cU "el;t:. north of the place where the fort had b.en. !his 8erved. as , ., noyd and the travellers who oame thel'S, It was the hOMestead of J~ Canon for the rest of hie ~s. There he raised his famIly and, ~ p~~etor of the inn, cared for the travelling public until his death 1n 1'95. Atter Jolll1son'. Artrr¥ was mustered out of service and Camp '101'd va. abandoned in 1861, the Inn continued ita seMice to the p\1bilo &I the Stage Ooach Inn at :rairfield. It was the west-bound. firat night's atOp, and a change of horaes stat10n. on the Simpson Route of the Overland Stage Line that op.rated through Salt Lake City between the east and Sacramento, California, It alao eerved the Po~ Express riders during the brief period ot their .xisteno., Wi th the compl.tion of the transoontinental. ra1lroad. 1n 1869. the Overland Stage opera.tion ceased but the Inn continued 8emng the travell.ra (by stage., and later by rall) betw.en Salt Lak. Clty, the lllinlng campa of Mercur. and 8ph1r~",.and in .astern Nevada. Atter the closing of the IDinea at Mercm.J'. the old Stage Coach Inn ltill conttnued .en1.~ the 11.ve8tock men opel'at!ng ln western Utah and eaatern Nevada. until the comllt€ ot better hIghvaya and the automobile ended 1ta oareer in 1947. It baa a'\oocl idl. aince that tim., Atter the death of John OaraODa.\48 Inn ~ ..9Ji9»t.d by hie widow. Emma Partridge Carson Untll her d.all~Mi• • thereatter b7 John Carlon's daughter, Mrs, Minnie Tegan and her "bl'other, Warren Oareon who 18 now the owner ot. the Inn and the pl'operty on vhlQh it is looated. .,'t¥tM"Ktid AND WHElUlAS, Warren Carlon has now off.red to COD'981 to th1a 00_18810a. as a gift, the old Stag. Coach Inn at rairfield. Utah and the pJ'Operty on whioh it stands, in order that the 8ame may be preaervad as a hi.toric 8i" and a memento of the life and t1me8 ot Camp F1b74. the Owrland Stage and of the plene_ day. of the settlement of Utah. on the condltlzm how. vel' that 1t at ~ tlll. the title to said property shall not be retain.d by thia Ooal,alon OJ' the State of' Utah or some ag.nc7 or department th.reof, then the title to a&14 propert7 and the right to the exclull,. pOls.saioa thereof shall ~evel't to Warren Carson. hi. heirs and aS8ignl. NOW, THIi1REiORE. :BE IT RESOLVED that the old S.t ag. Ooaoh Inn at :ra1rfield. Utah County. Utah haB played such an lntimate ~ pio1iu1'.eque 1'01. in the pioneer life and history of Utah. that it ahould be aec~1!.4~ r.,tor.4 and w.....r .... d by thia Oammi'8ion as one ot the hiltorlc .it.s and monum.n'\a of the State P~ and Recreatton ayatem. and BE IT J'URTHER RESOL VEl) that the otfer of Mr. WaJ'1'en Oarlon to dona. lald property to thi8 Commlssion be grat.tuU;r ~ep~.4 wt~, our. .PP,J"eC~'atloll for the patriotlc gener.oa1 ty ot h1mse¥, and hia wlfe, ~ ,. Oc1r~. -4 t ,qJ.! :,h1.. intereat and support lnotir effort. to ;:" .ene . . 'h1etol7 ' 8I1d. V&dit~onl '01 . 0Ul" State •. &Dd that the Di~tor of thi's OOl1m1aaion 18 h.reby authorized and direct.d to accept deli very of the deed to said property and to take pOIs.laion thereot for th18 Cc:amiaeion, and . . a.,." BE IT J'URTHER R!J)OLVED that ve hereby r.cord 0Ul" appreciation ' to Mr. Om1le Gunther. Mr. John Hutching8 and Mr, David Car80n. allot Leld, Utah. and to Mrs. Minnie Tegan of Bountiful. Utah tor their interest and aas1a~~. , 1n bringing to U8 the stol'7 of the old ,Stag. OOach 1M at J'alrfie-ld, " 5 MB No 10024-0018 ',:J5 F (,) nl ~ 'r:'''~-o ~. : : ~ .. '!Ql L.:ltil"l wn",Pe"'ect' G :: -: 'maI I ReVlseo M av b S i United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Thi S form IS for use In nominating or requesting determin ations of eligibility for Individual propenles or dlstncts. See Instructions In How to Complete the National .q eqlsrer of His tone Places Form I National Regi ster BU lletin 16A I. Complete eacn Item by marking "x" in the appropnate oox or by entenng the information requested . If an Item does not apply to the property oelng documented . enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functtons . architectural classification. materials. and areas of signifi cance . enter only categones and suocategon es from the Instructions . Place additional entnes and narrattve Items on continuation sheets (NPS Form lO-900a ). Use a rypewnter. word processor. or com outer to complete all Items. 1. Name of Property historic name H iJ.-{i1t / I "I-,u)...:I J' /'v ,,,,:L::.;l...,...,. I) c 7 _(~n..,a~m",-,-"e<.l.)_""";"'o..,.&:IL=.. .... \ _\,...",",-(, ),,,(,,-;.....II.!..-........:...:.<-"'".., O",, 'I ... L ,,, _<-L...:.7 -( ________________ _ othernames/srte number_...:.~~ ~ ~:~~(L~{~j~t_L~laC~:l~\~~I~\~l~~wiw~~~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 2. Location street & number _ _ _ _---:_ _-:-________________________ N/A not for publication city or town _ _......F-..:::: U",...i..... C---'f ...!.,C "'--'-I""' f. L=---_ _---:--:----._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ state Utah code --,U:<.;T,--_ county ---'(....({......... ±..>..(\~l.L..1_ _ _ _ __ code _ _-'0"--__ N/A vicinity zip code 84 - 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the deSignated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended , I hereby certify that this _request for determ ination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 . In my opinion , the property Xmeets _does not meet the National Register criteria . I recommend that this property be considered significant _nationally _statewide Xlocally. (_ See continuation sheet for additional comments .) ~nomination Signature of certifying officiallTitle Date Utah Division of State Historv Offi ce of Historic Preservation State or Federal agency and bu reau In my opinion , the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register criteria. (_ See continuation sheet for . additional comments .) Signature of certifying officiallTitle Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: _ entered in the National Register. See continuation sheet . _ determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet . _ determ ined not eligible for the National Reg ister . _ removed from the National Reg ister. _ other. (explain :)_ _ _ _ _ __ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action (name) Name of Property ShlJ'~_i..'c' \.-: 1,- I nIl (city) , (county) County, Utah City, County, and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) _ private _ public-local ':f.. public-State _ public-Federal Category of Property (Check only one box J i building(s) district site structure _ object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing _-"'o____________ buildings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--:-_ _ _ _ _ sites --------.....;.:d..;..'_____ structures _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ objects _ _ _ _ _ ___",O_ _ _ _ _ Total _~O Name of related multiple property listing listed in (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing .) N/A Number of contributing resources previously the National Register N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) H"j" I 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) "/ ' Materials (Enter categories from instructions) -7 foundation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ walls _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ roof _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) X See continuation sheet(s) for Section No, 7 (namel Name of Property .I ,-S~TL<'j ~:(:[._1 ( k 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" on one or more lines for the criteria qualifying the property for National Reg ister listing .) '/.. A (city ). (county ) County , Utah Ci ty . County . and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history . B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type , period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses Period of Significance Ig 6-S ~ i ~C(5 high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield . information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" on all that apply.) Property is: A Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. B removed from its original location . C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building , object. or structure. F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years of age or achieved Cultural Affiliation NIA Architect/Builder t1I1J(y It/,,,Ih significance within the past 50 years . Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) X See continuation sheet(s) for Section No.8 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles. and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Primary location of additional data: Previous documentation on file (NPS): _ prelim inary determination of individual listing State Historic Preservation Office _ Other State agency (36 CFR 67) has been requested _ previously listed in the National Register _ Federal agency _ Local government _ previously determined eligible by the National Register _ University _ deSignated a National Historic Landmark Other _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Name of repository: _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _ _ __ X See continuation sheet(s) for Section NO.9 ~ 'an WOrd Perfect 7 0 Format I ReVlsea May 1997) ~ MB No 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No . .L Page _1_ (name), (city), (county) County, UT Narrative Description (typically a separate paragraph for site, exterior, interior, and outbuildings) The John Carson HouselHotel in Fairfield, Utah is a two-story, vernacular style structure built in the double-cell form with a rear kitchen addition. Originally constructed in 1858 of plaster over adobe brick, a two story clapboard addition was built on the west sometime before 1861. A living room addition was built off the original kitchen in 1876 for John Carson 's second wife, Emma Partridge. Situated on the southeast comer of a one acre lot, a two-story porch provides panoramic views of rural Cedar Valley. The Carson HouselHotel, now known as The Stagecoach Inn, was constructed on stone footings quarried from the local hills. This stone was once part of Fort Cedar City' and now lies hidden by a cement foundation constructed in 1958. Adobe walls, overlaid with a faux stone pattern in the mid 20 th century, are now finished with a smooth white plaster. Symmetrically arranged double-ilung, six-over-six wood windows and four-panel doors allow views and exterior access to every room. Gray painted porches of simple chamfered posts and square balusters provide shade and entry to the west and north additions. The west addition of gray painted clapboards provides an exterior division between house and hotel. Wood shakes cover the gable roots with two chimneys located on each wing. The interior was renovated in the early 60's when "replacement vs. repair" was standard practice. While the basic floor plan remains unchanged, (except for reconstruction of Emma's addition and the removal of a partition in the hotel dining room), most details are copies of originals. Thus, wooden floors are new (due to floor joist repairs), mantelpieces are copies of an original (probably in the east dining room), and hearthstones are replacements. Interior batten doors are also copies of an original, as are the four-panel exterior doors. A note from the architect suggested replacement of all windows but fortunately the budget would not allow this. Therefore, original panes still exist. 2 The upper floor divides public rooms from private with two bedrooms for family accessed from the east dining room. Hotel guests could choose from three bedrooms located above the hotel dining room. Each room has at least one window and the three south bedrooms have an exterior door leading onto the upper balcony. AlthougK simple by today's standards the hotel provided welcome comfort to early travelers. Surrounding the inn are four nineteenthVcentury trees, a broad expanse of lawn, perimeter I 1856 Cadastral Map 2 Burtch Beall Architectural Plans. Parks & Recreation, Development Section, flat files. ___ x See continuat ion sheets ...l .J, - ' ?7 It--I '<. I jI.-'\ - , ./ C' () < ( ",(r '''," (i,,,h c; {t:1 '7 / ) bushes and pines. No original outbuildings exist. An old hay wagon rests in the northwest corner of the property. Picnic tables behind the inn are available for public use. Wood picket fencing runs along the south and east property line to control public access. The state created a public restroom and storage shed on the property in 1978. Located at the intersection of two dirt roads, the inn ' s context of unbroken vistas and occasional visitors survives to this day. NPS Form lO -900 -a Utan Wore Perfect 7 0 Form at ! RevI seo May 1957 \ OMS No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. -.a.. Page 2.. (name), (city), (county) County, UT Narrative Statement of Significance (summary paragraph) (narralit\e)John Carson Home/Hotel, now known as Stagecoach Inn, is historically significant because of its association with transportation and commerce events in the early history of the state of Utah and the nation. The inn began in 1858 with the coming of Albert Sydney Johnston's army and the location of Camp Floyd on the opposite side of Big Spring, in Fairfield, Utah. Later it served as a stop on the Overland Trail providing rest to travelers as well as Pony Express riders on their way to and from Ca.!ifgmia. Finally, it continued to serve the local industry of mining th and ranching until the end of 19 Century. . l~, / ------,--.,-----;-~-------.---~-:rc-=.,....,.--,·;+.,-.t ~" 15 '~ I ~...J'U) )0 /,it' t41{)JJ r'1::' .", Rising upon stone" Used in the creation of Fort Cedar City, the Stagecoach Inn, began with the coming of Johnston's army in the spring-of 1858~ Seeing there was no longer a need for protection from local Indians, John Carson and his two surviving brothers, recycled material from the fort to build homes for their families. (Two brothers had been killed by Indians in the winter of '57 during the Tintic War). John Carsonias the local Presiding Elder in the Mormon church at this time) was expected to provide a place to stay for any visiting church authorities. A clapboard addition containing three bedrooms and a dining room was added to the west end of the family home. The dining room served as a public room for travelers as well as a gathering place for local families. The dining room would also provide refuge from the unsavory establishments located in town to service the army. According to Carson family history there were seventeen sal~Jl.~.4uring the army occupation of Fairfield. During the army' s occupation, General JohnstOlf~ould ~ times stay in the large, south, upstairs bedroom. This afforded him a view of Camp Floyd from the window and also gave him access to the upper balcony. The family continued to call it the General Johnston room long after the exodus of the army. Naturally there would have been strain between the Mormons and army sent to quell a rebellion. A family publication retells the story of the relationship between the General and Presiding Elder. 1 Each man was in charge of keeping the peace among their people. On onel.["'.1, o~casjon 'c.,l L!I'IC.-yYl General Johnston helped Bishop Carson in a unsavory confrontation with a Gentile. From that time on there was greater respect and appreciation for one another and the roles they assumed. 1A~ ;;If) en riA/" ·tj,..)?'~ £.IVI I I we)i,W 1),17 --- In Commemoration of the IO(Jh Anniversary afCarsons, 1895-1955 p.4 X See continuation sheet '/t? With the recall of the anny in 1861 , the inn may have seen its demise except for the Overland Trail. Anyone traveling to southern California by land usuall y chose this trail. Literary notables such as Mark Twain2 and Sir Richard Burton J wrote rather disparaging of the area. Considered by Twain as a "vast wasteland" where Camp Floyd had once been, the inn provided the last decent food and lodging before or after the desert. The coming of the railroad in 1869 ended the days of travel by coach and horse overland. Once again the inn faced economic difficulties. Traveling salesmen, cattlemen, sheep herdsmen and business with distant mines in Nevada provided enough travelers for the inn to function until after World War II, when it was abandoned. 2 Twain, Mark. Roughing It lBurton, Sir Richard. The City of the Saints. ~ . ..-, \l PS Form 1(}'9QO-a ~! ah WoroPer1ec1 70 Format t ReVlsecJ Mav 1997\ OMB No 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. JL Page ~ (name). (city). (county) County. UT Bibliography Carter, Thomas and Peter Goss. Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture and Utah State Historical Society, 1991. (F4 , F4, Shift+ Tab, reference information) Burton, Sir Richard, The Look of the West 1860, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE,1963 . Burton, Richard F., The City of The Saints, Borzoi Books, New York City, NY, 1963. Carson, David H., A Brief History of Fairfield, Carson Family, 1951 . Carson, Lynn R. , The Tintic War and the Deaths of George and Washington Carson, George Carson/Ann Hough Family Organization, Salt Lake City, 1979. The Testimonies of John Carson and His Wives, George Carson/Ann Hough Family Organization, Salt Lake City, UT, 1978. Twain, Mark, Roughing It, The Library of America, New York City, NY, 1984. See continuation sheet (name ) Name of Property (city), (cou nty) Co unty . Utah City , County . and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property _--"'. ac""r.",e",s_ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) A -.lL£. I I I I 10 Zone Easting C_I_ 11/ 1/ I I I I I 10 Northing 11/1/1 B_I_ ~ / /1 1/1 Northing Zone Easting D _1_ -1...!JJ...L /I /I /I Verbal BOllndary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property .) Beginning ... Property Tax No. JSee continuation sheet(s) for Section No. 10 Bnl.odary h.stjficatjon (Explain why the boundaries were selected .) The boundaries ... _ See continuation sheet(s) for Section No. 10 street & number city or town -< ?2UV-l VV\ lCk I ~(a.;( II . j I f Li k { 1....-< -I \' I, .,..)("\ Additional Documentation _~id~/u./..J.1-+/.:z.9-LGf_ _ _ _ __ telephone (801) 53 ') .;;;.;;l '3 I date I state...JlL. zip code --,8~4:!....-_ __ Submit the following items with the completed form : • Continuation Sheets • Maps: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series ) indicating the property's location . A Sketch map for historic districts and lor properties having large acreage or numerous resources . • Photographs: Representative black and white photographs of the property . • Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items.) Property Owner name~(~L~t&~l~~_J?,~db~~~L~·~L·~,·~~ R~f~V~U~Q ~i~;~~___________________________________ street & number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ city or town telephone state ~(8~Ow1,J....)_ _ _ _ _ __ UT zip code 84 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This inform ation IS being collected for applications to the National Register of Histone Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing , to list propel'1les. and to amend eXisting listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance With the National Hlstonc Preservation Act. as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 el seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form IS estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathenng and ma intaining data. and completing and reviewing the form . Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Ch ief. Administrative Services DiVI Sion. National Park Service . PO. Box 37127. Washington. DC 2001 3·7127: and the Office of Management and Budget. Paperwork Reductions Projects 11024·0018), Washington . DC 20503. · . Commencing 59.63 teet North and 9 rods West from the Southeast comer of Block 10, Plat "A" Fairfield Survey; thence North 4 degrees 37' West 60.57 feet; thence North 85 deblfees 43' East 4.90 feet; thence South 60.76 feet to place of beginning. ·. ', PS Form 10-900-a J lan vVOrttPer1ec1 7 0 Format I Re'w1Sed Mav 1997 ) OMB No 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Natidnal Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. PHOTOS Page.±. (name). (city), (county) County, UT Photo No.1: 1. (name) 2. (city), (county) County. Utah 3. Photographer: 4. Date: 5. Negative on file at Utah SHPO. 6. xxx elevation of building. Camera facing zzz. Stephanie Smith Salt Lake City, Utah Terry P. Smith 12/4/1999 Negatives in possession of photographer SLIDES #2 Stagecoach Inn Monument (camera facing south) #3 Stagecoach Inn south elevation #4 Stagecoach Inn northwest elevation #5 Pony Express Sign #6 & #7 Stagecoach Inn west elevation PHOTOS # I Batten Door #2 Mantelpiece #3 Hotel Dining Room #4 General Johnston Room See continuation sheet John Carson Stagecoach Inn " \ LlYING Rooll\ Construction Phases 1858 _ ~1860 ~ • 1876 ~ reb(,,,lf (. 11£,0 KITCHEN ,/ I s ~-----~~ z a DINING Roo/I\ 1;; .. ", .3 <.J Main Level Floor Plan 012.4 10 18 FEET .- - . ,,- . - .- - -------=.:::::::::::::::==-='=' . ::::::::'-==================--==-=-===============================iil' .' 1.1.1.-1.1.1. \\ , ,, •• t . ,,-'::: '" ~: -. I I I I I I I I I ':, ~: . .. , , t ,, ' • t , I't ~ \. , :: - c ....... ......- -=-. " .. ,,<," \ •.'4· .· . " f ' : I ' :: L T: ~ \! ~ ,' t ,I ' I :· ~t____~-=~ .;,' ____________ , . STAGECOACH _.. 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LC SHELF COOE:UTAH.23-TOO.2C- HABS ""AI,Q.: _ HAER NO.:UT-20-L RECNAME:INTERNATIONAL SMELTING' REFINING COMPANY SNAMEONE:TOOELE SMELTER.DROSSING PLANT SNAMETWO: AOORESS:BINGHAM CANYON COUNTY: TOOELE CITY_TOWN:TOOELE VIC. LC SHELF CODE:UTAH,23-TOO,2LSNAMfTHR IC E: SNAMEFOUR: HABS NO.:UT-I05 HAER NO.: RECNAME:WF.NOOVER AIR FORCE BASE.BUILOING SNAMEONE:MACHINE SHOP SNAMETWO: AOORESS:W f NDOVER AIR FORCE BASE COUNTY: TOOELE CITY_TOWN:WENOOVER LC SHELF COOE:UTIIH.23-WENO,lASNAMETHREE: SNAMEfOUR: SNAMETHR~E: SNAM~FOUR: HABS NO. :UT- 'H HilER NO.: RECNAME:A SHLEY POST 1FFICE SNAM EONE: SNAMEHIO: ADORESS:1335 W. 2000 NORTH COUNTY:UINTAH CI TY_ TOWN:VERNAl LC SHELf CODE:UTAH,2~-VERN.l­ SNAMETHREE: SNAMEFOUR: HABS NO.:UT-31 HAER NO.: COUNTY:UTAH CITY_TOWN:FAIRFIELD LC SHELF COOE:UTAH.25-FAIRF.2SNAMETHREE: SNAMEFOUR: RECNAME:CAR S ON,~QHN.H O U S E SNAMEONE: STAG ECOACH I NN SNAMETwn: AOORESS:HAIN ST. , 10~ ORWG PHOT DATA HABS NO.:UT-29 HilER NO.: RECNAME:DISTRICT SCHOOL SNAMEl1NE: SNAMETWO: AOORESS:N. CHURCH ST. COUNTY:UTAH CITY_TOWN:FAIRFIELO LC SHELF COOE:UTAH.25-FAIRf,1SNAMfTHREE: SNAMEFOUR: HABS Nl1.:UT-30 H AER NO.: RECNAME:DISTRICT SCHOOL GYMNASIUM SNAMEONE: SNAMETWO: AOORESS:N. CHURCH ST. 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The IlUItlbers in the columns labelled "~", "FHaI''' ard "z::tb.TA" in:ticate the numbers of drawi.n;s, :fhotos arrl data pages respectively. FAIRFIELD STAGE COACH INN Built in 1858 by John Carson as a family home and inn Used as a Pony Express and Overland Stage Stop during the 1860's Division of State History N-26 STAGECO ACH INN STATE HISTORICAL S ITE Utah County Elevation: 4,300 ft. t; <;'66 pt Forty miles southwest of Salt Lake City and just off Highway 1I-73 is the very picturesque Stagecoach Inn. Located in the small western town of Fairfield, this fine two-story adobe and frame hotel was built by John Carson in 1858 as the first stop south of Salt Lake City on the overland stage route. Adjacent to old Camp Floyd, the then largest troop concentration in the United States, the clientele naturally included large numbers of Army personnel. It was one of the few respectable establishments in a frontier town with 17 saloons and other places of entertainment catering to the needs of a military population. The Inn was restored from shambles in June, 1959. It contains furnishings of the period, indicating the hospitality of the Inn--not elegant, but comfortable. A shaded picnic area with modern rest rooms surrounds the Inn, and the old military commis sary is nearby. Guide service for visitors is available, or the visitor may browse at his leisure. The Inn is open daily from March 16 to November 15. Fee Area STATISTICAL INFORMATION LAND Date Acquired 4-16-58 4-16-58 3-9-60 4-2 4-61 Grantor Warren Carson Family Probate Clifford Carson Russell J. Carson Method Donation State State Purchase State Purchase Total DEVELOPMENTS Date Grantor or Acquired Developer Method 4-16-56 Warren Carson Family Donation 7-1-63 State Parks Force Acc.o unt & Contract 7-1-63 Private Donation Acreage 0.9 ~ Value 1,000.00 78.00 200.00 500.00 1.12 $ 1,778.00 0.02 Facility Value Stagecoach Inn 10,000.00 Restoration & furniture 48,890.90 Restoration 11,125.50 & furniture Total Recreation .Inve stment Total -1- $ 70,016.40 $ 71,794.40 ·;~~ " 'j 1,.- .. ~ , " .' ~ ... ...: ,.---'. - r .-- - '-.-r-'~ . ,. --- '" '\. j , ,, ,I ". 1 'J~ ,.., ';':.. ' ii· ~ .~ 41; I."j' ~•.. lij . )'(;' : :~{: :,; :., ;~" ~ :h. . ;~:'·;.,'l~.;;':' 1I !, '.!",;,"'..'"': '~.,;\' ""; . ","" '~"i..J :.,. " ,"i\ '< .'. : ' 'r' .',' .. 1/'. . ' . :j , ; • . ; "~ .., ., \. " 110 U.'" ~..; " ,,' , ' ",. . , h .........".... ' <;;,'.',, ', . n I[J " ~::'';.~L!, :~. . ";'. " .,'::·,.'..... f. ,\.. .. • ... .', : . ...• :'~ : ••. ,........ ,....... '-•" " ,, ~. 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P~()~ -~ $-~ (J0Jtte$ ~lWwrm/S~' ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC 4. ~ YES o NO REMARKS : LEGAL RECORD (Courthouse, Registry of Deeds, Etc.) APPROX . ACREAGE 5. REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS NAME AND DATE OF SURVEY NAME AND ADDRESS OF ORGANIZ,ATION (Federal, State, Local, Etc.) A. l ~7 U 'iAH H- lST02t.CAl.. AlAE P-:>u1L-Dl~ RETAIN 'ING SURVE Y RECORDS t.CAf....) $'Ut2VE Y B. B. C. c. 6. CLASSIFICATION MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE IN CATEGORY DISTRICT SITE BUI LDING STRUC TURE " OB JEC T C 0 ~ 0 0 HISTORY ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY CULTURE (Other) o o o ~ o LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE NATIONAL STATE LOCAL o § o 7, PHY~ICAL DESCRIPTION , .' '9; CERTIFI'CAl'IElN" - _ .. --- y Jl!t!',Z ",p ' \ - ~ -,.~. . ----- -c;.t.--'7r .._- - lA.TE L1AJSQN O,E.F..LC E GAO-\' C . 1=C::>128uSH UTAH 1~ ~E.a.I~E FbJt0DATtOIV - '1 ~ 1 r·'~ __- \ I .L t. Ilt. '/ CER..TIEICA 'LlDN As the designated State Liaison Officer for the National His1.o ric Pr.e..s.e.[vat ion.Acl of 1966.. (Public_Law 89-665),- 1hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National , ! c ,Register .and.c.enify.."ttia L it has been-E!lTaluated according t NATIONAL REGISTER . -' ,} I .. 1.'01 !( 0 , (Keeper of the National Register) 'kl'1.1. _. the_criteria and procedures se.t for-th by_the Nationa-l- - Park Service '" 10W "t 1 J.' r. ., J - IS DA,T,E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _----"_ _ 'f TITLE1-::,'---_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ STATE OF UTAH DIVISION OF STATE HISTORY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY county utah (Type or Print ~ Complete Applicable Sections) Common: ,~ STAGE COACH INN and/or Historic: Carson Hous'e Street and Number or Other Description of Location City, :rown, or Township Fairfield I Code I County: State I Code I 43 I Utah 1 049 U~!K.~~~f~A'tij?'~;ft~)X}'%~:.f({~\~\f(({{~~··~'~g~%~~;~;2X))~~Wn~~;~\;:;~:~~~~\.:~::::{:){?;!~~tX(;::6:XN:({:)!\:(~>A:;';~U~i?\mii?~:;:;;{:;::;.\W;?::?\·i·i{ UTAH CAiE:GORV (Check One) District Site OWNERSHIP Building I! D StructureD Object D D KI Public Private Both D D STATUS Occupied I!!I Unoccupied D Preservation work In progress D Public Acquisition: D In Process Being Considered D ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC Ves: Restricted Unrestricted No: PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Agricultural D .. Governmant D Industrial Commercial 'Educational D Entertainment ... Museum Owners Name: Military D D D JEl Park Private Residence Rallglous D D D Sclantific D Transportation Other' (Specify) IKI Zoning (Specify) D Comments Utah State Park & Recreation Commission City or Town: Date of Survey : Depository for Survey Records: Faderal Ii State 0 County Local D Utah Heritage Foundation ~ ~~~~~~~------------~------------------------------------------------------------~ I Street and Number: 1 ~ 603 E. South Temp e ~ rC~lty~O~f~T~ow~n~ : ----------------------------------'Ir.s~t~at~e-:------------------------~Z~i~P~c~o~d-e'l-c~o-d~e~·~ Salt Lake City Form HSS~ 1169/3M UTAH 84102 L43 .... 0 ~ CONDITION Excellent Good _/ ~ Fair o (Check One) INTEGRITY Altered !f Unaltered Describe the Present end Orginal (if known) Physical Appearance (Check One) Deteriorated o o Moved o Ruins 0 (Check One) 0 Unexposed [!t'""'" Original Site ~ ~~ ~ The",lnn was originally a large family residence" for the Carson family before conversion to an inn. It had 14 rooms, seven of them bedrooms. The building is "L" shaped with two stories 52' 8" x 59' 6" - ~ ~rick~laster~ except for the two story addition at the west which is frame with ship1aPHP?Je siding. Some of original pine flooring and glass windows remain.~irep1aces have been restored, although theyare ~. no longer used for heat. 1959 JOh . ~~'s, Wa Ca of r ~ Uta urned the '. n over 0 t <, uta ~ te P. r & Re mm~ on for prese at~on as a m eUID. thas n op ed its door visitors n 1 3~ ~ ;t,L >~)~ La)l~ 'CJi';lat~ 1I<~ . k~4~~~~L ~~~~d~~~ ~,zh ~llk ~ '4IU- ~ <J 1_ ~ ~-p!A - • , ~tk-~~ ~ ~ Ii: -/ 4 ,k, ~~ ~/Y~A~~.c ~~~ ~j.l..;;.. ,/) ~ f~ ~#f~/~~' t r ..J\*/J$.f~~(~~J.Yi/J{i{:)·:((}!!)ii!.:?:?/;;·\~:%?!!/X\)!':(j!!ii!!/!.{i·<.:i>[}\~yt~::\W;/.:/:·:(X:P)C\·;:':{{::};\ti:"/.:::L){{:;ii;;?:?i'(}:::::\:)!N\\:~ . PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian 15th Century 0 0 16th Century 17th Century 0 0 19th Century 18th Century 1st Qtr. 0 2nd Qtr.D SPECIFIC DATE(S) (1f Applicable and Known) 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 0 0 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr.D AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Aboriginal Prehistoric Historic Agricu Iture Architecture Art Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Education Engineering Industry Invention Landscape Architecture Literature Communications IB""'" Military Consarvatlon 0 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ 0 0 Political Rellglon/ Philosophy Science Sculpture o o o o 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. B"" 20th Century 0 0 Urban Planning Othar (Specify) o o Soclal/ Humanitarian Theater Transportation STATEMENT OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (lnclude Builder/Architect, Orglnal & Subsequent Ownars, Dates, Evants, Etco) stage Coach Inn in Fai ield, adjacen to Camp Floyd, encampment of Col. Albert S. Johnson' Army sent ou to Utah in 1858 to investigate the conduct of the Mormon • One room in ~ Ca on House was amed the Greeley Room after Louis Greeley, b~r f Horace Gre ey, who occupied it for a long time. The first over and stage sta on out of Salt Lake was the Carson House. The Pony Ex ess made the °nn a station stop until October 23, 1861, when the tel raph arrived. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY r------,----------------~------------~~ CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds OR LATITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds NW 0 0 NE 0 0 SE 0 0 SW 0 0 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN ONE ACRE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Secorids 140 0 o o o 15 ' 4/ " Degrees Minutes Seconds. 112 0 o o o 5 ' 3( LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES State: Code County: Code State: Code County: Code State: Code County: Code State: Code County: Code I Team No. Gary D. Forbush Signature: Date Utah Heritage Foundation Street and Number: P.O. Box 1B81 City or Town: I ncorporllted 603 E. South Temple Salt Lake City 84102 0 Non-proflt 0 State: UTAH I Code 43 F... 10-300 (Jul, 1969) STATEI UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK ~ERVICE Utah OUNTY , ' NATIONAL REGIS.T ER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Utah (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) . Stage Coach Inn AND/OR HISTORIC. Carson House '. Fal'rfleld '" z CATEGORY 0 "" o DI.trlct o Site' t: ,. , ," o iDe Building IX! Structure Oblect O o o Public Private · Both Public Acqul.ltlon: . o ' ln Proce.. Bolng Con.lcIo;~I" · : o . • !XI 0 1 1 - .. U ' ::) '0: '. OWNERSHIP (Ched One) .. t- . '"z . o o Governmerit . Indu.trlol Agricultural Commercial Educational Militor, Mu.eum o o o o Park Private Re.ldence Rellglou. State Parks & w W 2nd West "'(' .... " ! AND NUMBIERt STATE ,. ... . . ,_ \,,.. .......1);....... . ... .' ~: ... ~, • • •' .. , i ~ "r',..•. .. • • 1' " , ,' , ~.,' ~1 : . I . o CONDITION o Goacl Excellent (Check One) 0 Fair Cl Altered 0 o Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL o Deterlarated (Check One) Ruin. o Unexpa.ed (Check Moved Ori,i"al Site PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Stage"Coilch Inn was or,lglnally a la.rge hmt ly res {dence but 1t for the Carson family before conversion to an Inn. It had 14 rooms, seven of them bed rooms. The bu i1 ding Is "L" shaped wt th two s tori es 52' 8" x 59' 6". It Is made of brick and plaster except for the two-story addition at the west which Is frame wtth shiplap cove sidIng. Some of original ptne floor~ Ing and glass windows remain. The fireplaces have been restored, although they are no longer used for heat. The first floor, behind the front gallery, has two square rooms, each with outside doors. The single story wing extends to the rear with two square rooms, each with a door to the east porch. Four small square rooms In a line adjoin the rear room and occupy the lean-to. The frame addition has a single large room on the west front but does not open to the rest of the .Inn. The second floor has two square rooms In the masonry portion and one front and two rear bedrooms In the rear addition. Heating was done originally with four fire places. Two stairways In the northeast 'and west portions allow ascent from the first to second floors I ·a'· . • .. " ~ ~' , . ... '" m m. z The resto~atlon has attempted ~o return the structure . to as near Its original condition as possible. The furnishings are consistent with the period. -f Across to the south the old commissary building of Camp Floyd has also been restored; however, It wU·l be treated later as a part of the historic site of Camp Floyd. n '" :::0 c: .'; . -f 0 I , ,; : . ~. \ I Z '" SIGNIFICANCE (Continued): . / '." John Carson remained and raised his famtly In ·the Inn. After hIs death Carson's widow and children continued to operate It as a hostelry. It ftr~ally closed In 1947. In 1959 John Carson, a son, turned the property . over to the Utah State Parks and R,creatl.on pepart,nent who have restored It and opened I tin 1964 as a museu... ' . '. 1 I I r t ... , . J t sets ,tod.y In ,:. n historic settlng .. ltttl~ 1 ~anged trOll 1858. ., .,,: , .., ." " .. .. " . ; .. : . ! !. , 4 , .,' • . . ,(; :j 't .. f ,' " • . ":.~ " .~ , • • ~;V'lI ' '~ ~)I ::;.~. • • • • •• - , .- . ~, . .. , ~ .' • I .; ; , ~I . '. . ... x' t, I i :.; " " . 11" ;) \ 0, h r) ' ~• If. .. . ', ~ J : f ; ~. 1, . . . .. ' " • , , ~ : .' dr.:J I) , .1 ·~,.~ r· ·v~-' ~" ·~ .! :~: .~:/~.;1.~~ . ;~ .:.~):~".,,~ : :. ~ (. ; ' ~ I' ~' ), ~~---" ~ " i.... :.,..... ~=~................-------:------.;:~~----' ..•. , ' .. ~.~ .... ~. " ... .~ I I :"-·;" .;'~ p' . , . '.t:::', .• ",' I\.' . i.". '. ;' •. f. ··:,~>::~t';"< ';': · /r'~'/·" ·> ~ ':'frrt ...... ·,):\: t ,. ~ l·'~ " ./' ,y· 1~ t, '1' .. .t\-''''''''''-., i . ;: ~ " I 1 . ,', ., " .. "'; , '1' ~. . .. ". ~ ... ,.,. OJ PERIOD (Checlc One 0' More .e Appropr'.'e) o o Pre·Columblan I 15th C.ntury 'SPEcn'1 C DA T Elal (11 AREAS , ' " ' ' ;J ',' J 0 16th C.ntury , ~ 0 17th C.ntury , -: ..' I , o : ' I , 18th Century (, ' t o o o ~ ," :'r1i o Prehistoric : Historic ,I! ", Allrlculture o o o Architecture Art Commerce Communications 0 0 0 0 o :z: 0 t) ' :::l ~ .', " , ' . tvt :z: w L\!. 0 Landscape Sculpture 0 Architecture Literature Social/Human. /\, Itarlan o Theater iii Music Transportation ·'·' ,· CZ[TT(\'\' -_ '--.J___ ---'Y With the IIHormOn War ll an influx of ml1ttary personnel arrived in Utah. Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston located his command of 3,500 men, 586 horses, 3,000 mules and 500 wagons, near Fairflel~ fnCedar yalley and where he established Camp Floyd. As a result, the population of Cedar Valley bur, i '; ' i gloned In 1858, to more than 7,000 souls. I ,' I, ". I ' The old stone fort was to'm down and John' Garson' bul l't a two-story adobe and frame hotel and inn. Hr. Carson, an 'lIElderll in the Hormon Church, would permtt no liquor to be served in ' hls Inn, nor would he per~lt IIround dancing," then frowned upon by the more pious In his church. Thus the Inn became an oasis of decency for prominent visItors and dignItaries. IncludIng Louts Greeley, a nephew of Horace Greeley, who occupied It for some time. vt .' ", - John Carson had settled In Cedar Valley with four brothers as early as 1855. Their first protection from the Indians was a stone fort four rods square, wtth"n whtch they built their log and adobe living quarters. The north wall of the old fort was abou,t where the south wall of the inn now stands. I , W . r t,... Urban ~ ! a.nninll Because of Its proximity to Camp Floyd, the old "Stage Coach Inn" served as a stopping place for visitors to the camp and travelers enroute to California. The station served as, one of the Overland Stage Stops until the coming of the transcontinental railroad in '1869. It was also used as a pony express stop between 1860-1861. vt U , Enlllneerlnll : ' : "' !i,\,,:)i CJ ,R.lll1lon/PhH i: U '} " ~ , 9th~j~~!z:,/ ,; ." Industry , '( (~ " ", I ,' , losophy ,' ,' , :Ili, ' " ' ,/ Invention . 0 Science [ j MIlitary Conservation 0 STA ·T EMENT OF SiGNIFICANCE , .•.. 20th Century Appffc. . . . .nd Known) O~ SIGNI FICANCIt ::rctlteolr One or Mo,e •• A,P1'JIOPfI.f.) " 'II ' : 'I qnr, :i' Abor III Ina I 0 Education . I,: I I ~ 0 Political , i ; 2 i'mr;l('I. ' 0 o .r ~ 19th ,C~t~ .~. ' ., Both passengers and freight moved along this central route to California In the late 1850's. Captain J. H. Simpson surveyed and mapped a route ' through the region in 1859. During the era of the pony express, the Inn became a mat .. stop between Salt Lake City and Faust, further west. In addition, the IICarson House ll served as the first Overland Stage Station west from Salt ,Lake City. With the coming of the Civil War troops from Camp F,loyd were recalled. Colonel PhIlip St. George Cooke replaced General Johnston and renamed the post Fort CrIttendon. However, on Hay 17. 1861 he was ' ordered east with his conrnand.CampFloyd was gone. By September 'of , :1861 l()n'IY IIS 'falllllies re.... tned In the little community of Fairfield. (C4DbtlnUed on preceding page) ' \ . { ' , f \ ' ,)( 'O ,')\. " ..• ~. , Thomas G. Alexander and Leonard J. Arrington, "Camp In the Sagebrush: Camp Floyd, Utah 1858-1861," Utah Historical Quarterly. XXXIV, No.1, pp 3-21. Kate B. Carter, Our Pioneer Heritage, (Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1959). Harold P. Fabian, "Camp Floyd State Park," (Salt Lake City: Utah State Parks and Recreation Commission, June 21, 1959). Paul Goeldner, Utah Catalo : Historic American Bulldln s (Salt Lake City: Utah Heritage Foundation, 19 9 , pp. 3, and I LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES / , m m STATE. '. .~ STATE : i I z , ' .1 ,.. -t STATE : ).~ t ::a .t c: NAME AND TITLE . n He 1v tnT. Sm I th Utah Historical Socle '~ I -t DATE ORGANIZATION October TREET AND NUMBER : 60' East· South T Ie 'I ' . lTV OR TOWN: ST.A TE . ' 1. . I · As the designated State Liaison Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property , ~ inc~ uded in the . National Re.gister. 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion · in ' the National Register and certify that it has been , eval uated according to the criteria and procec1lfes set forth by the National Park Ser:Vice. The recomme~ed level of significance of this no~in8tion i~: ' " .' i National IX] / . Sta~ " 0 -,' L~al " t :iI 11., I ; •• i , I t . Chiel, Ollice 01 Archeolov and Hi.toric Preser"ation I, . ' I . ' 10 :-:: " ' I, I;, '. '~ . . ' • i .. . . ,.' i 'i Name ., Title nate " Hi Iton L. We 11 enrnann State LIaison Offl,e[ " . October 21. 1970 ; (. 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I .~ .-- .- -----,--- ... ..,..--., .......... ~ --- C '0t"- I .• ~ INN t::)A-ra: /A.A...,.. eco,,,: ,- Ig~ -~. Utah County x-tEI.wlg Stagecoach Inn, Main Street, Fairfield (NR). John Carson settled using as in Cedar Valley with four brothers as early as 1855d\ 1heir first protection ",K from the Indians W1lX a stone fort.1 With the "Mormon War" an influx bf military personnel arrived in Utah. Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston located his federal command near Fairfield in Cedar Valley where he established Camp Floyd. As a result, the population of Cedar Valley burgeoned in 1858 to more than 7000 people. The old stone fort was torn down and Carson built a two-story abode and frame building, as a family residence an inn. mEt~t~ xttkXlngQKX3IlIlln19111SX which originally served but was quickly converted to As an active Mormon, Carson would permit no liquor to be served in his inn, nor would he permit "round dancing," then frowned upon by the more pious in his church. Thus the inn became an oasis of decency for prominent visitors and dignitaries. Both passengers and freight moved along this central route to California in the late 1850's and during the era of the pony express, the inn became a mail stop between Salt Lake City and Faust, further west. In addition, the "Carson House' served as the first Overland Stage Station west from Salt Lake City. With the advent of the Civil War, the federal troops were withdrawn from Camp Floyd and the population dWindled, however, John Carson remained and raised his family in the inn. After his death, Carson's widow and children continued to operate it as a hoste1ryxKRXlt It finally closed in 1947. The L-shaped building is two stories, made of briclc and plaster except for the two-story frame addition to the west. It originally had fourteen rooms, seven of them bedrooms, with as balcony running along threefourths of the second story. In 1959 the property was turned over the the Utah State Parks and Recreation Department which has restored it an opened it as a museum. Some of the original pine flooring and glass windows remain, as well as the four fireplaces which supplied heat to the building originally. , Division of State History Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee 603 t South Temple Salt L e City, Utah 84102 December 1977 f / I / EXCUSED I Dr. Milton C. Mr. Neal P. Sto Dr. Eldon Dorman Dr. Ray Matheny STAFF Jay M. Haymond A. Kent Powell Karl T. Hagltmd Philip F. Notarianni Linda Edeiken Laura Purrington Janet Welch Ka thryn MacKay DrJ Peter Goss Dj . DelIo Dayton Mrs. Florence Jacobsen Mr. Kazuo Matsubayashi Mr. Scott Gilmore Dr. Eugene Campbell Mrs. Pam Taggart BUSINESS t, Kent Powell conducted the meeting. Since there was Each of the proposed projects rec I ing 1978 Acquisition and Development grants was presented, the planne wo k explained, and the amount to be granted. The planned work and loca ions are listed on the attached sheets. Neal Stm'le asked about the gra ts, has e staff approved ftmds for projects that could be completed with ivate ftm ? Karl Haglund explained the ftmdings as being based on w ther the bu °lding would be restored without the ftmds, what kind of wor would be done n the building without the funds, and on the ability of the a plicant to spen the ftmds before the set deadlines. On the Old Main project, e Committee members resent recommended the "A" be e Isaac Chase Mill r ceived funds from SLACC and removed from the tower. so their grant was made aller than the staff h originally planned to appropriate for that p ject and ftmded other pro ects with the money cut from the' Isaac O1ase 11 application. Ray Mathen recommended the funding be approved for the Po cho House and Edge of the Ce rs only so long as a qualified team of re~toration archeologists would be on charge of the 5tabi1iz~tion work and do it in a sympathetic manner. The Denver and Rio drande Railroad Depot was added to t e Alternative list of projects making a total of four alternative projects. The Committee members present recommended to the State Hi toric Preservation Officer that the staff recommendations for funding be used On assigning the 1978 Acquisition and Devlopment grants. The Cable Mountain Draw Works nomination was reviewed~ Jay Haymond explained it was good documentation of an engineering achievement, and so should be nominated. The Committee 'IJ1embers present concurred witl). the nomination. ABSTRACT OF TITLE-CITY L0TS UTAH COUNTY ENTRY No. . i: : CONVEY· LOT NUMBERS ANOE TRACING No. /1 c2~ . oj C7:!J . i 11',,2 I iCLQ.L I I, I [I Y"'~ , ,j. Oit '+-1 . :29 . , r.o~ . Q,t ! ~1 I 5'+ i , i t"" :1 1, ,_, ~ I Q::L, ,-,:'j ,: f 't I ! , q'l OJ!\. . j'1,t GJt. Cff: /lfA1 i 1130/1 I I ,yo:;, i) ~ I r I . I '. ; i ; .-- 'OT I i : . 77.:v I :L o t I I ! ... .:...--.,- •, 19'",:1 . h' ,I .,.. .LJ. .. I:t ! .. i i ... II I II 1j1:L . 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Ti ppetts: r It Is my distinct pleasure to Inform you that the FAIRFI ELD STAGE COACH I:m , nominated by t he Governor's Historic and Cultural Sites Revi ew Committee and the Utah Sta to Liaison Officer, was officially listed on t he ~lu ti ona l ResI ste r of Historic P la ces by t he flatlonal Park ServIce and Or. \.Ii1 li a:n J. ~1.Jrtagh , Kee?er of the jlattonal Reg iste r, on Hay 14, 1971. \c'e encourage t he pres e rvation of this National 1I l stor it:: Place . Your atten- _ ti on is directed t o th e provisIons of the IJat ional i1 i storlc Preservation Act of 1?66 (P .l. ~9 -665) Title 1, Section J06: The hea 1 cf a ny Fede r a l dgency havi ng direct or indir ect J urisdiction o-/e r .:a proposed Fede ra l or federally as sis tetl undertak iny I n a~ y S ~3 e and th e head of an y Fede ra l depa r tment or I n cpendent a gen=y ~ 2y ing au thority to license any undertak i ng shall, pr ior to t he a ?c ~ ~v al of the expenditure of ilny Federal funds on t he undert aki ng or ~ rtor to the is suance of any licens e, as the case m~y be , t ake i ~ : ~ ac count th e ef fect of th e undertaking on any d i s trict, site, b ~_dld in9, structur e , or obj ec t that Is in c lu ded i n t he i~ a­ tiona l Reg iste r. The head of any such Fede r a l agency sha ll afford the Adv iso r y Counci I on Historic Preservation es t a blis hed under titl e II of thi s Act a reasonabl e opportunity t o co~n ent with regard t o su ch unde rtaking. Our congratulations on the distinct honor given you and t he State of Utah Governor Rampton has set aside Tuesday.,:" :)uhe : 29 . 1971 at 10:00 a .m. to pr esen t the Certificate of Registration. and we Invite you to be present to receive the honor. Sincerely yours, HIlton L. Wellenmann Utah Liaison Officer HU/:hm Enclosure cc: James Moyle June I, 1971 Hr. "-rol4 J. Tippetts Utah State Parks , Recr.. tlon 1596 w. North Templ~ Salt lake CIty, Utah 84116 Dear Mr. Tippetts: · It I. ~ dl.tlnct pleasure to Inform you that the FAIRFIELD STAGE COACH INN, no.ln.ted by the Governor's HIstorIc and Cultural Sites Review Com.,.Ittee and· the Utah State lIaison Officer, was offIcially listed on the National Register of .Hlltorlc Places by the National Park Service and Dr. WIlliam J. Murtagh, Keeper of the NatIonal Register, on May 14, 1971. We encourage the preservation of this National HistorIc Place. Your attention Is directed to the provisions of the NatIonal Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.l. 89-665) Title I, Section 106: The head of any Federal agency having direct or Indirect Jurisdiction overaa proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking In any State and the head of any Federal department or Independent agency having authorIty to license any undertaking shall, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the Issuance of any license, as the case may be, take Into account the effect of the undertakIng on any district, sIte, building, str.ucture, or object that Is Included In the National Register. The head of any such Federal agency shall afford the AdvIsory Council on Historic Preservation establiShed under title II of this Act a reasonable opportunIty to comment with regard to such undertakIng. Our congratulatIons on the dIstinct honor given you and the State of Utah Governor RaMpton has let aside '_•• 4a,~ y ~u~e / 29, 1971 at 10:00 a."'. to pre.ent the CertIfIcate of RegistratIon, and we InvIte you to be preseat to receive the honor. Sincerely yours, HIlton l. Well...ann Utah liaison OffIcer HlW:hII EnclO1ure cc: J_I Moyle STATE OF UTAH Calvin L. Rampton, Governor DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Division of State Hi tory Hay 8, 1970 Dr. Charles S. Peterson, Director 603 East South Temple Salt Lake City , Utah 84102 Telephone: (801) 328 - 5755 Hr . E. Rus sell Innes, Edi t or Ame r ican Fork Cit i zen Ame r ican Fork, Utah a4003 Dea r Hr. Innes: Mr. Hi l ton L. Wellenmann, Liai son Off ice r f or the Sta t e of Utah. announces that the Fairfie ld Stage Coach Inn has been nominated by the Histo r ic and Cultural Sites Rev l~~ Committee to the National Reg i ster of Histori c Places . When accepted by the N tlonal Parks Se rvi ce. t h is si t e wi l l rece ive Nat iona l recogni t ion and protect ion . It now becomes a part of Utah' s Histori c Preserva t i on Plan. Both the owne r nd t he cItIzens of Utah are sked to h lp pr serve th is histo r ic place. In ti me Fed r I mon ies m y b available, on a matchI ng basis, fo r Its restor t lon . Utah Coun t y Is to be cong ra tu lated , wIth specl 1 thanks going to Utah Sta e Parks and Rec r a tlon . Anyone with recommenda t ions on archeological, a rch i tectu ral, or h istoric sit s should contac Mr . Melvin T. Smith , Preservation Officer, or Mr. Gary O. Forbu h, Ac ti ng Irector of the Utah H rltege Foundation. a t the Ut h State Hi s t orical Soclety's h adquar t e rs (328-5755), 603 East South Templ e, Salt l ke City, Utah 84 102. We understand you h ve a picture of t his site In your files . your coo ration. Thank you for Si ncerely yours , Me lvin T. Smith Prese rva t ion Officer Historic Sit s Su rvey HTS:hm STATE HISTORY BOARD: Dr. Milton C. Abrams, Chairman . Theron H. Luke . Juanita Brooks . Dr. Dello G. Dayton • Dr. Dean R. Brimhall • Jack Goodman • Clyde L. Miller • Cleo L. Jensen . Elizabeth Skanchy Howard C. Price, Jr. • Naomi Woolley