Old Tooele Ward Church
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JacobBarlow
N 40° 31.831 W 112° 17.939
12T E 389980 N 4487452
Erected 1869 by the first pioneers who settled in Tooele City...
Waymark Code: WM22GW
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2007
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Erected 1869 by the first pioneers who settled in Tooele City with Bishop John Rowberry in charge of construction, George Atkin, Superintendent of Work, and Richard and William Kennington, Davd Adamson, John Pickett, James Hammond and Edward Broad, active in constrution work. Rock used was taken from the mouth of Settlement Canyon. The Church was dedicated by Daniel H. Wells, accompanied by President Brigham Young, John Taylor, Orson Pratt and Wilford Woodruff, on April 29, 1870. The building was remodeled in 1918. (Small plaque below) From the tower of the first Toele Valley chapel, which stood on this site, the bell atop the monument served the people for 39 years. Construction began in 1854, finished in 1869, and demolished in 1968.
Marker Name: Old Tooele Ward Church
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
20 S Main Street
TOOELE
TOOELE County
Corner of Main & Vine St.
County: Tooele
City: Tooele
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 1940
Marker Number: 54
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1497
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