Bluff Fort

As a family we drove down to Bluff for the John Taylor Memorial Plaza Dedication Service. We had the privilege of hearing Elder L. Tom Perry and the Governor of our state, Gary R. Herbert. At the end of the services the statue of John Taylor was unveiled and dedicated. John Taylor was the Prophet of the church who issued the call to several families to leave Parowan and Paragona to leave and make their way to settle the area, known as the San Juan Mission. These families have become known as the "hole in the rockers".

Elder L. Tom Perry


Governor Gary R. Herbert

These families settled the small town of Bluff, and through the years the Bluff Fort has been rebuilt, with a few of the original structures still there. One of these structures is the Barton cabin. We are related to the Barton's through my mom. The next few pictures are around the Barton cabin.

The Barton well

There are plaques with the names of the hole in the rockers, and we found the name, "Joseph Walker". We don't know if we're related, but we will try to find out.

The meetinghouse

Several families have built small replica cabins for their family. It was fun to walk through them and see the different things.

My mom standing in front of Amasa Bartons blacksmith shop.

Every time I see a covered wagon I am so thankful for cars!! I couldn't even imagine riding in one of these for very long.

After we made it home, we were dropping my mom off at her house and noticed that she had a flat tire. So, while Kay changed the tire me, Miki, and Jill went in her backyard and played in the leaves. That is one thing I really miss are our full grown trees in our old yard! The girls had a fun time taking turns burying each other and then me!