FIRST-Department Store in America, Ogden, UT
N 41° 13.237 W 111° 58.478
12T E 418305 N 4563706
This sign boasts the location of the "America's FIRST Department Store".
Waymark Code: WMA5CA
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2010
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The text on this sign reads:
"Historic Marker
ZCMI Co-op Building
1871-1888
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store", This wall is all that remains of a building on this site which was a wholesale outlet of the Ogden Branch of ZCMI from 1871 to 1888. It was part of the ZCMI co-operative system which served more than 150 communities in the Intermountain area with Retail commodities and services beginning in 1868."
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Visit this website to see how ZCMI is intertwined with Mays Department Store, Macy's Department store and Meier and Frank department store:
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