Relief Society Building (Circa 1935)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 36° 48.282 W 114° 03.992
11S E 761707 N 4077223
This Mesquite Historical Marker is #7 on the Mesquite Historical Walking Tour. A map of the complete tour is available at the Virgin Valley Museum at 35 W Mesquite Blvd in downtown Mesquite or from the website listed below.
Waymark Code: WMFZ93
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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This marker describes the building that was initially used for the LDS Relief Society and has subsequently been converted into a personal dwelling.
Marker Title (required): Relief Society Building (Circa 1935)

Marker Text (required):
The large room at the front of this building was used for meetings, quilting and as a center for service projects of the Relief Society, the women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. members of the church were baptized in the irrigation ditch north of here until a cement font was built in a back room of the building. It was used for baptisms until 1948 when the brick chapel on Mesquite Boulevard was built. At that time the Relief Society Building was converted to a home.

County (required): Clark (Las Vegas)

Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque

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Is Marker Damaged? (required): No

Other Damage Type (optional): None

Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): Not Listed

URL - Website (optional): Not listed
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