Dublin Core
Title
UPTLA #5
Description
Pipe Springs National Monument
Creator
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
and Citizens of Kanab Stake
and Citizens of Kanab Stake
Date
1933
Identifier
UPTLA-005
Curatescape Story Item Type Metadata
Subtitle
Pipe Springs National Monument
Story
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.
