First Church in Escalante - First of its Kind on Waymarking.com

Escalante's first church stood on, or near this spot. It was a two-story building made of white sandstone. The upper floor was used as the L.D.S. Chapel and for recreational purposes; the lower floor provided classrooms for church organizations, and at various times for public school classes.

The building was erected in 1885 under the direction of Bishop Andrew P. Schow, with Morgan Richards as the stone mason. The bell that hung in the belfry called ward members to church and to funerals for nearly sixty years.

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