Brigham's Arrow

The story goes that when Brigham Young came through this area, he wanted an arrow to point the way to Salt Lake. Orson P. Pratt was with Brigham Young in the first company that came out west and was the surveyor for the Saints. He marked this spot with this rock arrow to show the Saints to head straight ahead instead of verying off to the NW and on to the California trail.

 

Very obvious graves near Brigham's Arrow. They are closer to the Mormon Trail than the California Trail so I wonder if they were Mormon pioneers.

 

Sign a few yards in front of the arrow to show the split of the trails. You can see in front and to the left of the sign the wagon ruts for the Mormon Trail.

 

Showing the ruts and trail heading to California.

 

Went with the Young Women to see this site on Wednesday. Can hardly wait to show the family! Very interesting to see where our ancestors walked as they headed to the Valley of Salt Lake!