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Photo by Eagle Mountain City via Joe's Dugout The Well at Joe's Dugout gets a new historic designation April 11, 2018, 12:23 pmThe fence materials and plaque were purchased with a gift from the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Rocky Mountain Power. The foundations mission is to support the growth and vitality of the communities they serve. The labor was supplied by the Eagle Scout project of Adrew Van Mondfrans. The City, Rocky Mountain Power, and the Eagle Scout Project worked with each other to complete the monument. Paul Jerome, Assistant City Administrator and Finance Director for Eagle Mountain explains a little more about the project, "Some time ago I did some research into the area around Joe's Dugout and found an old photograph of a well that Joseph Dorton had dug at his property. I took the photo and walked around the area trying see if I could figure out where the actual site was. There was a hole that existed and had been piped to drain runoff from the hillside to the city's storm drain system and I took photos of the hole as well as the old photo to a Pony Express Trail expert by the name of Pat Hearty. I asked him if he felt that both photos were showing the same spot. His reply was, "If that isn't it, I don't know where it would be!" I did more research into some of the legends that exist relative to the well and made a graphic using photographs and the information I gathered to be used as an informational sign at the site. Rocky Mountain Power let us know that they had a program to award cities money for projects and after hearing about my plan, awarded the city $3,000 towards completion of the project. That money ended up paying for the fencing supplies including concrete as well as the sign itself. One of our city's youth, Andrew Van Mondfrans, actually took on the construction at the site as his Eagle Scout Project and together with him and the rest of his scout troop, we completed the fencing and the installation of the sign. With this preservation project, residents of the city can learn more about this important historical location in our city and even some of the legends surrounding it." The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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