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Corinne in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church

 
 
Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017
1. Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
1870
This is the oldest extant Protestant Church building in Utah.
It was dedicated by
Chaplin C.C. McCabe and
Reverend G.M. Peirce on
September 20, 1870

 
Erected 1969 by Historical Society, Rocky Mountain Conference, United Methodist Church.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1870.
 
Location. 41° 32.855′ N, 112° 6.72′ W. Marker is in Corinne, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is at the intersection of West 2300 North and North 4000 West, on the left when traveling east on West 2300 North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3999 West 2300 North, Corinne UT 84307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley and in the West Desert. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Water Bell (a few steps from this marker); The First Weather Station in Utah (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Corinne Opera House (about 500 feet away); Presbyterian Centennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Corinne - Pioneer Railroad Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Schools (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bear River City (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bear River City Pioneers (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinne.
 
Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017
2. Corinne Methodist Episcopal Church and Marker
The marker is located at the right corner.
United Methodist Historic Site No. 185 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017
3. United Methodist Historic Site No. 185
Located to the right of the entrance
Methodist Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017
4. Methodist Episcopal Church
Dedicated Sept. 20 1870
Peak Enrollment
127 in 1915
1870 - 1957
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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