Find John Shuman's Grave

"Don’t be forgettin’ our tickets now! Follow the map close, and park where it’s been marked proper. Then make your way to the old train tracks—take a quiet walk down memory lane. It was along these rails that folks from Illinois first arrived, full of hope and grit, ready to help build up [...]

Directions to Boat launch Follow this last clue once you have arrived: "You’ve come far, and now you stand at the edge of something fine. At the Day use grounds, find the welcome sign, then face the entrance proper. Walk steady 'til you reach the grandest tree on the left side of the [...]

"This valley was settled not by chance, but by promise—the promise of land that could thrive if given water. When the Bear River was harnessed and the ditches laid, the soil answered gladly. Free-running water made the work of farming less burden, more blessing. Now, take yourself down to where it all began—our [...]

"If you've come this far, then perhaps you're the sort who notices what others pass by. Even in my final resting place, I’ve left a mark that matters. My years may be carved in stone, but there’s still something for you to find. Take the year I departed this life. Add its first [...]

In the early days of Tremonton’s growth, the townsfolk aimed high—but the ground had other plans.When David Holmgren’s hotel commission began raising the Midland Hotel, the builders soon found trouble not above, but below: the water table sat too close to the surface, threatening to swallow their foundations. That’s when John Shuman spoke [...]

"Ever since we gave this town its proper name, there’s been no shortage of confusion. The mail oft goes astray... Search around till you find the mail that is needing direction Follow Here

"My good friend Fred Nihart came out from Cairo, Nebraska, drawn by the promise of irrigated land—same as many of us. He staked his claim on the northeast quarter, what folks now know as part of Tremonton. But back then, the soil was dry as old bone. It wasn’t 'til we got the [...]

You’ve arrived at a place where walls once held more than just desks and chalk.Here, faith and knowledge walked side by side.John Shuman believed in building more than buildings—he helped build understanding. In the earliest days of Tremonton, it wasn’t one faith or one voice that rang through these halls, [...]

...the flow slowed, and crops withered in waiting. It was during one such drought that Fred turned to John Shuman for help. John, clever and quiet as ever, studied the levers, the locks, and the lay of the land. With teamwork and grit, they got the water running again. But John, ever the [...]