The Old Brinton Ward - Holladay, UT
N 40° 38.578 W 111° 50.029
12T E 429497 N 4499458
This marker, located on the grounds of an LDS Chapel in Holladay, Utah, details the history of the Old Brinton Ward.
Waymark Code: WMCPFG
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2011
Views: 12
This historical marker is located at a pavillion, behind the LDS Chapel, located on the southeast corner of Fardown Avenue and Highland Drive, in Holladay, Utah. The marker reads:
THE OLD BRINTON WARD
The original portion of the ward house at this location was completed in 1914, for the members of the newly-formed Brinton Ward. The land was donated by Ensign Woodruff, son of the fourth president of the Church, Wilford Woodruff. Prior to meeting here, members of the first ward, formed in 1911, met in the original Oakwood School building, immediately north on Highland Drive. A peach orchard, intended for the church Welfare System, and a granary, for the use of the neighbors and ward members, once occupied this site adnacent to the chapel.
In the summer of 1997, the Cottonwood First and Fifth Wards, then occupying these premises, built this recreation center to commemorate the celebration of the sesquicentennial year of the Mormon Pioneers' entrance into the Salt Lake Valley. A millstone was chosen as the centerpiece of this monument, a fitting symbol of pioneer self-reliance and industry to honor the memory and heritage of the Brinton Ward.
Marker Name: The Old Brinton Ward
Marker Type: City
County: Salt Lake
City: Holladay
Group Responsible for Placement: Cottonwood First and Fifth Wards
Date Dedicated: 1997
Addtional Information: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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