Toquer Old Jail Rock - Toquerville, UT - Punishment and Disciplinary Devices on Waymarking.com

According to the historical marker next to the shackles, "?In 1854 President Brigham Young sent scouts to locate sites for settlement. Indians living here called it Toquer (Meaning Black). In 1858 eight families were sent from New Harmony to colonize here. They named it Toquerville, which became the county seat of Kane County. Its principal industries were cotton, cane, grapes and fruit. They built the first cotton-gin mill in Utah and the first furniture shop in Dixie. The building that held the mill still stands. (Sarah Willis Camp DUP)" (visit link)

The Utah History Monument database lists the rock, "(In concrete at rock) TOQUER OLD JAIL ROCK 1860 (Small plastic plaque) "JAIL ROCK" Used by lawmen to restrain prisoners on layovers here." (visit link)

Type of Device: Shackles What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1860 How do you rate this item?: Associated Website: [Web Link]

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