THIS CABIN BUILT ABOUT 1841 BY MILES GOODYEAR, AS FAR AS KNOWN THE FIRST PERMANENT HOUSE BUILT IN UTAH, STOOD NEAR THE JUNCTION OF THE OGDEN AND WEBER RIVERS. IN 1848 IT WAS SOLD TO CAPTAIN JAMES BROWN OF THE MORMON BATTALION WITH A SPANISH LAND GRANT COVERING ALL OF WEBER COUNTY. IT WAS PRESERVED BY MINERVA STONE SHAW AND BY HER PRESENTED TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS, WEBER COUNTY CHAPTER WHO PLACED IT ON ITS PRESENT SITE.
