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2006 Utah Code - 63-11-1 — Designation of old Utah state prison site as state park.

     63-11-1.   Designation of old Utah state prison site as state park.
     The old Utah state prison site, as hereinafter particularly described, is set apart and designated as a state park, said designation to be effective from and after the time said property is vacated for prison uses by transfer of the prisoners and prison facilities to the new state prison at the Point of the Mountain prison site in Salt Lake County, state of Utah. The property so designated and set apart as a state park is particularly described as follows:
     Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 21, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., S. L. B. & M. thence N. 89 degrees 58 minutes 44 1/2 seconds E., along the north line of said section 2643.38 feet, to the north 1/4 corner of said section: thence S. 0 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds W., 179.39 feet to the south side of east 21st South Street: thence S. 89 degrees 52 minutes 41 seconds E., along said south side of east 21st South Street, 409.91 feet to the northeast fence corner of the prison property: thence S. 0 degrees 17 minutes 36 seconds W., along the east fence line of said prison property, 1861.00 feet to the north bank of Parley's Canyon Creek Wash: thence N. 63 degrees 40 minutes W., along a fence line on the north bank of said wash, 63.59 feet; thence S. 10 degrees 08 minutes E., 87.97 feet along a fence and S. 12 degrees 39 minutes W., 29.00 feet along a fence, to a fence corner on the south bank of said wash: thence S. 18 degrees 09 minutes W., along a fence line, 325.84 feet, to the center line of the D & RG RR tracks through the prison property: thence S. 18 degrees 36 minutes W., along a fence line 225.78 feet to the southeast corner of said prison property: thence N. 89 degrees 47 minutes 58 seconds W., along the north boundary line of the Highland Park Subdivision, said line being the east and west center line through said section, 2830.90 feet, to the west 1/4 corner of said section: thence N. 0 degrees 14 minutes 46 seconds E., along the west line of said section 2639.78 feet, to the point of beginning.
     Said tract of land contains approximately
188.66 acres

     less state highway and areas north of highway
4.84 acres

net 183.82 acres

No Change Since 1953

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