Washington in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

ZCMI Co-op Building 1875–1921

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

1. ZCMI Co-op Building 1875-1921 Marker

Inscription. Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution), “America’s First Department Store.” This building housed the Washington Co-op from 1875 to 1921. It was part of the ZCMI co-operative system which served in the Intermountain area with retail commodities and services beginning in 1868.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 37° 7.752′ N, 113° 30.954′ W. Marker is in Washington, Utah, in Washington County. It can be reached from West Telegraph Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 W Telegraph Street, Washington UT 84780, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Washington Cotton Factory (a few steps from this marker); Washington City 1857 (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Telegraph Street / Millcreek Mills (about 800 feet away); ZCMI Co-op Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Relief Society Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas W. Smith's Corn Cracker & Grist Millstone (approx. ¼ mile away); Prominent Pioneer Men and Women Who Helped Settle Washington City (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Washington Cotton Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

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ZCMI Co-op building was part of the Washington Cotton Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

2. ZCMI Co-op building was part of the Washington Cotton Factory

Marker on ZCMI Co-op Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

3. Marker on ZCMI Co-op Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.