First Community Center of Logan Fifth Ward Latter-day Saints
N 41° 44.418 W 111° 49.458
12T E 431456 N 4621270
Located between the curb and sidewalk in a city neighborhood, this monument is easily spotted by the wandering eye. No sign of original building, but the historical marker includes a key embedded in a foundation stone from that structure.
Waymark Code: WMBGYA
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2011
Views: 14
plaque reads:
No 63
Erected 1935 A.D.
Thirty feet east of this spot was built in the winter of 1865-66, under the leadership of Bengt P. Woolfenstein, the first community center of the Logan Fifth Ward. Consisting of but one room, 16 by 20 feet, it served, nonetheless, as church building, amusement hall, and school house, William G. Cole being the first teacher.
At that early date, eager for religious, social, and educational growth, the ward united upon the project. Even boys of school age helped men with teams get the logs from Green Canyon. Others laid them into the building that rose a humble symbol of the cooperative spirit of the Mormon Pioneer. -- To commemorate that enterprise this monument was erected by the Scout Explorers, Troop 105, of the Logan Fifth Ward. John Q. Adams and Dan A. Swenson ward committee. Henry K. Aebischer troop leader. The original key affixed to a stone from the foundation of the old house, has been made a part of this marker.
Utah pioneer trails and landmark association.
Marker Name: Utah pioneer trails and landmark association. No. 63, erected AD 1935.
Marker Type: City
County: Cache
City: Logan
Group Responsible for Placement: Utah pioneer trails and landmark association
Date Dedicated: 1935
Marker Number: 63
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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