Joseph Smith - Oakland Township, PA
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ripraff
N 41° 57.080 W 075° 38.326
18T E 447058 N 4644570
This sign is at the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Site
Waymark Code: WMN4NQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2014
Views: 5
sign: "Joseph Smith The Founder of Mormonism lived in this vicinity about 1825-29. His infant son is buried in this cemetery. Much of the translation of the 'Golden Plates' for the Book of Mormon was done at a house nearby."
This site is currently being restored. There is a monument here but there will soon be houses and other buildings. Joseph Smith's baptism occurred in the river nearby.
Marker Name: Joseph Smith
County: Susquehanna
Date Dedicated: 03/30/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: PA 171 at cemetery, near Skinner Rd. W of Oakland
Category: Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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