First Deposit of Wheat in the Relief Society Granary
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brwhiz
N 40° 38.919 W 111° 52.222
12T E 426413 N 4500119
195 bushels of wheat was the first deposit for the new Relief Society Rock Granary at South Cottonwood.
Waymark Code: WMJPRC
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2013
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Relief Society
Granary
The old Rock Granary exterior has been preserved as closely to its original construction as possible. As early as 1845, the pioneers were advised to store grain. On December 14, 1876 Bishop Joseph S. Rawlins asked the Relief Society sisters living in this area to store wheat. Mary Rawlins was appointed chairperson of the granary building committee. Donations were received and a temporary wheat bin was built. Young men gathered the rocks, much of it from the granite quarry at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, and the rest from stones found in this area. On May 17, 1878 this granary was completed, ready to store its first deposit of 195 bushels of wheat.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/17/1878
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