First Public Buildings
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This Daughters of Utah Pioneers Historical Marker is mounted on a stone monument near the LDS Church at about 250 S Main Street in Centerfield, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMFPWZ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2012
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No. 198
Erected 1954
First Public Buildings
In the Early 80's Centerfield was known as "The Field" or "South Gunnison". The thirty families living there erected a public building in 1882 made of red pine logs with a slab roof covered with clay. A stone fireplace furnished the heat while the light came from a coal oil lamp. The building was used for school, social, and religious meetings until 1888 when a rock building was erected. N.C. Tolstrup and Gustav Nielsen cut and laid the stone. A stage was built in the west side of the building and a pot bellied stove furnished the heat. Both buildings were erected on a community basis.
Centerfield Camp · · · South Sanpete County
Marker Name: First Public Buildings
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Sanpete
City: Centerfield
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 1954
Marker Number: 198
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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