Just above Portersville, Utah where my grandmother was born. My great grandfather, John President Porter, Jr. was born on the Sweet Water River in what is now Wyoming in September, 1847. They passed Brigham Young on his way back to get his family at Fort Bridger. They entered the Salt Lake Valley in October of that year.
JT at East Canyon Resevoir
by John T. Jones, Ph.D.
Mar 14, 2013
Just above Portersville, Utah where my grandmother was born. My great grandfather, John President Porter, Jr. was born on the Sweet Water River in what is now Wyoming in September, 1847. They passed Brigham Young on his way back to get his family at Fort Bridger. They entered the Salt Lake Valley in October of that year.