Midway in Wasatch County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Social Hall/Cannery Building

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

1. Social Hall/Cannery Building Marker

Inscription. The Social Hall was built in 1898 for operas, plays, speeches, concerts, banquets, and Saturday night dances. The 1st and 2nd Ward Relief Societies owned the building from 1916-1941. Later, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used the building for a Bishop's Storehouse and cannery. The building is now owned by Midway Boosters and used for Swiss Days baking and storage, Midway Swiss Bells practices, and community meetings.

Erected by Midway Historic Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 30.739′ N, 111° 28.266′ W. Marker is in Midway, Utah, in Wasatch County. It is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 E Main Street, Midway UT 84049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway Social Hall (here, next to this marker); George Bonner, Jr. House (within shouting distance of this marker); Midway Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Midway Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lime Kiln (approx. half a mile away); Wasach County Memorial Hill Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Heber Valley Railroad (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

2. Social Hall/Cannery Building Marker

Social Hall Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

3. Social Hall Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.