First Successful Educational Institution in the Territory of Utah - Morgan Commercial & Normal College - Salt Lake City, Utah
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Lord Mot
N 40° 45.827 W 111° 53.459
12T E 424799 N 4512917
Located in front of KUTV 2 News
Waymark Code: WMBJ9C
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2011
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Monument reads:
Organized January 1868
On this site, John Morgan, noted Civil War Veteran, Educator, LDS Missionary, and Church Leader established the first successful Educational nstitution in the territory of Utah. Her was established in the Morgan College in 1870, Utah's first free public library and reading room and here many of the future pioneer Merchants, Bankers, Educators, and Church leaders received their educational training.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1870
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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