Lone Cedar Tree

A plaque on the monument reads "The street to the north was originally Emigration Road - the only approach from the East. Over this road the pioneers of 1847 and subsequent years entered the valley of the Great Salt Sea. They found growing near this site a lone cedar and paused beneath its shade. Songs were sung and prayers of gratitude offered by those early pilgrims. Later the cedar tree became a meeting place for the loggers going to the canyons, children played beneath its branches, lovers made it a trysting place. Because of its friendly influence on the lives of the early men and women, the site is dedicated in their memory."^[3]

On the evening of September 21, 1958, vandals cut away the remaining trunk on the memorial, leaving only a flat stump. A $100 (equivalent to $1,090 in 2024) reward was offered by the Daughters for return of the missing part.^[4] Ashes supposedly from the stolen tree were found later in a bus locker.^[5][6] However, the ashes proved to be from a Douglas fir.^[7] A bronze replica was installed in its place.^[8] The stump was later sawed off and stolen.^[9] The monument is still standing.