First LDS Bishop in Utah's Dixie
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Robert Covington was the first LDS bishop in Utah's Dixie (the southwest corner of the state, settled with the intent to becoming a major cotton-producing area).
Waymark Code: WMJQJ8
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2013
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Covington Mansion
In 1857, Robert D. Covington, directed by Brigham Young, led twenty-eight families to Washington, Utah, to establish the "Cotton Mission." In 1859, a large structure was built that would serve as a meeting house for the Saints, a way station for the early missionaries to the Indians, and the home of the first bishop in Dixie, Robert Covington. The spacious upper floor, entered by an outside stairway, became a community social center with parties, dances and plays held there until 1877. Built of native Navajo sandstone, it is the oldest remaining building in Utah's Dixie.
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