First Department Store in America
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N 42° 01.040 W 111° 48.038
12T E 433711 N 4652010
The Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI), founded by the Mormon Church in 1868, was America's first chain of department stores.
Waymark Code: WMJNYC
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2013
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Historic Marker
ZCMI Co-op Building
1870-1900
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the Franklin Co-op from circa 1877-1900. It was part of the ZCMI co-operative system servicing more than 150 communities in the Intermountain area with retail commodities and services beginning in 1868.
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