Before settlement, Indians used this place as a summer camp because feed for cattle, sheep, and horses was plentiful, and their carvings in nearby caves remain visible. In 1870 Nathan Neibour homesteaded land here and built a cabin. He received a patent to the land in 1882 and a warranty deed in 1885, the first such documents filed in this part of Utah Territory. An LDS Ward was organized in November 1889 with Daniel J. Mitchell as bishop. In 1940 Byron T. Mitchell gave this land to the local Daughters of Utah Pioneers.