First LDS Church in La Grande
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N 45° 19.437 W 118° 05.780
11T E 414080 N 5019522
The first chapel for the LDS Church in La Grande was built at 4th Street and N Avenue in 1901.
Waymark Code: WMJMHD
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2013
Views: 6
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 252
Erected 1959
The First L.D.S. Church
La Grande was founded in 1861. On this site the first chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was erected. (1901) It was a frame building 34 x 60 ft. costing $2,100. A brick tabernacle was built in 1907 and the chapel became a recreational hall. Later the church was moved to Fir Street near Y Avenue, renovated and again used as a chapel. In 1929 a new recreational hall was built. The first church became the welfare center of Union Stake. It is a refuge for the hungry and a symbol of thrift for the wise.
Union County, Oregon
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1901
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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