Martin Henderson Harris

Historical marker location:

725 West Harrisville Road, Weber, Utah

( Marker is on West Harrisville Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1955

Sept. 29, 1820 - Feb. 14, 1889.

The Mormon pioneers who settled in Utah brought with them a unique form of irrigation known as "Mormon irrigation." This method involved diverting water from rivers and streams into irrigation ditches and canals to irrigate crops.