Filed Under Arizona

UPTLA #5

Pipe Springs National Monument

Established May 31, 1923 

Through effort 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 3, 1866 by Navajo and Piute Indians. 

Winsor 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 Desert Telegraph Line reached here in December 1871. 

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Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
and Citizens of Kanab Stake, “UPTLA #5,” UPTLA, accessed October 30, 2024, https://uptla.tylerthorsted.com/items/show/10.