Kaibab in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
A Tithing Ranch
Pipe Spring National Monument
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Photographed by James Hulse, April 8, 2025
1. A Tithing Ranch Marker
Whether we have much or little, one-tenth should be paid in the people are not compelled to pay their tithing it is urged upon them only as a matter of duty between them and their God.
President Brigham Young, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1847-1877
Mormon pioneers in the 1870s often paid their tithes with livestock, crops, or labor - not cash. The Southern Utah Tithing Office accepted many steers and heifers as tithes, sending the stock here to Pipe Spring. This ranch was managed by the tithing office for the Mormon Church.
The Winsor, Pulsipher, and Woolley families - among others - worked this church ranch for 25 years. Pipe Spring was not privately owned until the Mormon Church sold the property in 1895.
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(Photo #1) Every day 80-100 cows had to be milked on this ranch in the years 1870-1877. This milk made about 60 pounds of cheese and 40 pounds of butter.
(Photo #2) Twice a month, 10 to 30 steers were driven from here to the tithing office in St. George, Utah, along with a load of butter and cheese.
(Photo #3) Hundreds of men who worked on public roads and the St. George Temple and Tabernacle received shares of beef, butter, and cheese.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Forts and Castles • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 36° 51.818′ N, 112° 44.359′ W. Marker is in Kaibab, Arizona, in Mohave County. It is on North Pipe Spring Road 0.3 miles north of Arizona Route 389. The marker is located northeast of the Windsor Castle at the Pipe Spring National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 N Pipe Spring Rd, Fredonia AZ 86022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Southwest and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Moamop' (within shouting distance of this marker); Skoomp (within shouting distance of this marker); Pipe Springs National Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); A Good Drink of Water (within shouting distance of this marker); At Home in the Desert (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Tyng Mather (about 300 feet away); Yoowuv' (about 300 feet away); A New National Monument (about 300 feet away).
Photographed by James Hulse, April 8, 2025
2. A Tithing Ranch Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, April 8, 2025
3. Windsor Castle
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
