Holladay in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Old Brinton Ward
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, August 19, 2024
1. Old Brinton Ward Marker
Inscription.
Old Brinton Ward. . The original portion of the wardhouse 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 neighbors and ward members, once occupied this site adjacent 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.
The original portion of the wardhouse 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 neighbors and ward members, once occupied this site adjacent 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.
111° 50.035′ W. Marker is in Holladay, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from Highland Drive. Located in the small park area in the back of the LDS Church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5913 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City UT 84121, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Salt Lake. 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, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
