ZCMI Co-Op Building - Sanpete County
N 39° 31.502 W 111° 35.060
12S E 449777 N 4375205
Located at 22 West Main Street in downtown Moroni, Utah
Waymark Code: WM4T9B
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2008
Views: 30
ZCMI CO-OP BUILDING 1902 - 1932 Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the "Consolidated Mercantil" from 1902 to 1932. 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.
I found this marker on a geocaching trip to Potters Pond foe an annual event cache at the oldest cache in Utah. This is also a virtual cache,.
Marker Name: ZCMI Building
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution was founded in 1868 and was the first department store in the United States [1]. For many years, it used the slogan, "America's first department store." Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, it quickly became a household name in the community. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a significant influence in the company, retaining a majority interest in ZCMI until its eventual sale. The store was established by a vote from the Council of Fifty, an early organization in the LDS church.
County: Sanpete
City: Moroni
Group Responsible for Placement: ZCMI
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=3291
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZCMI
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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