The First L.D.S. Church ~ 252
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N 45° 19.437 W 118° 05.780
11T E 414080 N 5019522
This monument, erected by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, stands on the northeast corner of 4th Street and N Avenue in La Grande.
Waymark Code: WMJMHC
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2013
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 252
Erected 1959
The First L.D.S. Church
La Grande was founded in 1861. On this site the first chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was erected. (1901) It was a frame building 34 x 60 ft. costing $2,100. A brick tabernacle was built in 1907 and the chapel became a recreational hall. Later the church was moved to Fir Street near Y Avenue, renovated and again used as a chapel. In 1929 a new recreational hall was built. The first church became the welfare center of Union Stake. It is a refuge for the hungry and a symbol of thrift for the wise.
Union County, Oregon
Marker Name: The First L.D.S. Church
Marker Number: 252
Marker Text:
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