Ward Hall Marker

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Cedar City in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ward Hall
Erected 1897

Ward Hall Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

1. Ward Hall Marker

Inscription. Site of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recreation building known as the Ward Hall. Rushed to completion in the fall of 1897 and deeded to the State of Utah so the Branch Normal School of the University of Utah could be legally operated for its first year. The building was the first home of Southern Utah State College. The Ward Hall was returned to the LDS Church in the fall of 1898 on completion of the Old Main on the Temple Knoll.
The Cedar City National Guard Armory stood on this site from 1937-1978.

Erected 1985 by The Cedar City Birthday Committee.

Location. 37° 40.693′ N, 113° 3.605′ W. Marker is in Cedar City, Utah, in Iron County. Marker is on North 100 East 0.1 miles north of East Center Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cedar City UT 84720, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Social Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Cedar City Tabernacle (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Heroine of China (approx. 0.2 miles away); Escalante Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cedar City Railroad Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Deseret Iron Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pioneer Iron Works Blast Furnace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ellen (Nellie) Purcell Unthank (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Cedar City.

By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. Ward Hall Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.