|
Places, Earth |
|
State Parks, Historic Sites, and Museums need your help.Places Earth recently encountered closed state parks in Arizona and California is threatening to close all state parks. The story is similar throughout the country. Places Earth urges everyone to support these vital and important public resources any way you can. Please find a worthy local or distant historic site or museum that is in financial danger and donate your treasure, time, and talent. Write to your governor and other elected officials telling them to find a way to keep these parks open. It will be your loss. Public Service Announcement |
| Back | Millard County Main Page |
Territorial Statehouse State Park
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2009 - 2010.|
The oldest existing governmental building in Utah is the Territorial Statehouse in Statehouse Park in Fillmore. The park also preserves other historic buildings (two restored pioneer cabins and an 1867 stone schoolhouse), All-American Rose Society Garden, picnic area, and the current Courthouse. The Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum offers a museum store, and auditorium. The 3 acre park is open year round The Territorial Statehouse became Utah's first state park. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday Holiday Closures: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day Day Visits: $2 per person 50 West Capitol Avenue Fillmore, Utah 84631-0657 (435) 743-5316. |
Settler cabin.
|
 Settler cabin with the school behind. |
| Little Rock School House. At the end of 1851, a log school had been built in Fillmore with split log seats and a dirt roof and floor. It was replaced by an adobe church in 1854. Three small school buildings were built in 1867, this is one of those three buildings. It was the first building paid with tax revenue. Contractors were Dellie Webb and Ova Petersen, Builders were Horace and James Owens, Nat Baldwin, Lewis Tarbuck, John Ashman, James and Ralph Rowley, Hans and Christian Hanson, and John Powell. Daughters of f Utah Pioneers, Number 190, plaque placed 1953. |
|
|
Land of the Yuta kiosk.
|
On September 8, 1851, Governor Brigham Young proclaimed this spot to be the geographic center of Utah and chose it to be the future State Capital. He named the city Fillmore and the county Millard after then president Millard Fillmore. This building may seem small for a state capital, but it was the south wing, the only wing to be built, of what was intended to be a larger building in the form of a Roman cross, designed by Truman O. Angell. This first wing was finished in time for the December 1855 meeting of the Territorial Legislature, which was the only full session held in the old statehouse. The final building would have had a domed center with wings radiating from it. The capital was not built here and the building was never completed as intended. In December 1858, the seat of government was returned to Salt Lake City. Today stone pavers and walkways outline the intended building. The capital was alter moved to the northwest corner of the state and this building was used as a dance hall, theater, jail, school, and newsroom. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers restored the Statehouse and reopened it as a museum in 1930 as it remains today. The museum houses a collection of Mormon pioneer artifacts. The Old Capitol Arts Festival is held at the Statehouse every year on the weekend after Labor Day in September. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, east side. |
 Statehouse, south side. |
 Statehouse, south side. |
 Statehouse, south side. |
 Statehouse, west side. |
Courthouse.
|
|
|
| Millard County Main Page |
This page last updated: Friday, 17-Apr-2009 07:51:47 CDT
| Note: This is not the official site for any of the places shown in Places Earth. Places Earth is not responsible for accuracy of the information. Hours of operations, prices, exhibits, and sometimes locations are subject to change without notice. |
|
This web site started because of my love for Architecture and interest in History. This web site is for your benefit and I make no profit on it. I don't allow paid advertising. This site is supported primarily from my regular paycheck as a Set Designer and there haven' been many this year. My wife sells Gold Canyon products at www.valleygirlcandles.com and I sell art at www.klimages.com. A non-tax deductable donation to help cover the cost of operating this web site may be made to Kesign Design Consulting through PayPal ... | ||
 Valley Girl Candles |
|
Valley Girl Candles |
 |
This site maintained by Kenneth A. Larson. Copyright © 2004 - 2010, Kenneth A. Larson. All Rights Reserved. Website content including photographic and graphic images may not be redistributed for use on another website. |
| This site is a non-commercial alternative to my commercial design portfolio site. This site's only purpose is for your enjoyment. There is no advertising and I make no profit. If you are in the need of a designer, please check my commercial site www.kesigndesign.com. |
|
|
Home | Contact | Road Trips | Sales | Space | USA Ken Larson | K L Images | Mission Trail Today | U. S. Mission Trail | Kesign Design Consulting |
|
|