First Donations of Grain at South Cottonwood
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N 40° 38.915 W 111° 52.224
12T E 426410 N 4500111
The first donations of grain to be stored at South Cottonwood were received on February 8, 1877.
Waymark Code: WMJPKR
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2013
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No 100
Erected 1947
The Old Rock Granary
As early as 1845 Brigham Young advised the Saints to store grain. December 14, 1876 Bishop Joseph S. Rawlins asked the sisters living in this vicinity to store wheat. February 8, 1877 the first donations were received. A temporary bin was built later, a tract of land 20 rods wide was given for the granary. On July 13, 1877 Mary Rawlins was made chairman of the building committee. Some of the young men were asked to haul the rock. On May 17, 1878 the granary was completed.
South Cottonwood Camp · · · Salt Lake County
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