ZCMI Co-op Building 1875

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Washington in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

ZCMI Co-op Building 1875–1921

By Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

1. ZCMI Co-op Building 1875-1921 Marker

Inscription. Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution), “America’s First Department Store.” This building housed the Washington Co-op from 1875 to 1921. It was part of the ZCMI co-operative system which served in the Intermountain area with retail commodities and services beginning in 1868.

Location. 37° 7.752′ N, 113° 30.954′ W. Marker is in Washington, Utah, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from West Telegraph Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 W Telegraph Street, Washington UT 84780, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington Cotton Factory (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Washington Cotton Factory (a few steps from this marker); Washington City 1857 (about 800 feet away, in a direct line); Telegraph Street / Millcreek Mills (about 800 feet away); ZCMI Co-op Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Relief Society Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas W. Smith's Corn Cracker & Grist Millstone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prominent Pioneer Men and Women Who Helped Settle Washington City (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Washington.

ZCMI Co-op building was part of the Washington Cotton Factory Photo, Click for full size

By Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

2. ZCMI Co-op building was part of the Washington Cotton Factory

Marker on ZCMI Co-op Building Photo, Click for full size

By Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

3. Marker on ZCMI Co-op Building

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 27, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 952 times since then. Last updated on September 2, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.