The Water Wheel

The old pioneer water wheel was used north of Elsinore to water high ground above the canal. It was used to irrigate 120 acres of land, and occasionally, another 100 acres of a neighbor's land. The land was fertile. The USU agriculture department reported that it raised the best alfalfa in the valley. Ownership of the waterwheel was used by the Magleby family of Monroe, and Peter Christensen of Elsinore. To the best information available, the unit was built by a company in Provo, Utah. The water pump was used in the building of Hoover Dam at Boulder, Nevada. It was later purchased for use in Sevier Valley, where it operated for over 40 years. The Sevier Chapter of the National Society of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers is dedicated in supporting the preservation of all worthy artifacts of pioneer heritage. All projects on this site were developed and preserved by Jack Kyhl and Doug Loosle, by authority of the National Society of the Sevier Chapter of Sons of Utah Pioneers.