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Pipe Springs National Monument

Erected Sept, 2, 1983 Pipe Springs National Monument Established May 31, 1923 through efforts of Stephen T. Mather and friends Pipe Springs occupied in 1863 by Dr. James M. Whitmore, who, with...

Erected Sept, 2, 1983

Pipe Springs National Monument

Established May 31, 1923 through efforts of Stephen T. Mather and friends Pipe Springs occupied in 1863 by Dr. James M. Whitmore, who, with Robert McIntyre, was killed 4 miles S.E. of here January 8, 1866 by Navajo and Piute Indians.

Windsor Castle erected by direction of Brigham Young in 1869-70 by Anson P. Winsor for handling the church tithing herds and as a frontier refuge from Indians. It became the first telegraph office in Arizona when the deseret telegraph line reached here in December 1871.

Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and citizens of Kanab Stake

 

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