Historical Marker

First Cedar Encampment

Historical marker location:
Cedar City, Utah
( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and West 1325 North, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1981

The state's first newspaper, the Deseret News, was first published in 1850 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The newspaper is still in circulation today.