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

Erastus Fairbanks Snow

Missionary, Founder of St. George, President of the Cotton Mission.

Erastus Faribanks Snow Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

1. Erastus Faribanks Snow Marker

Inscription. Erastus Snow was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1818. He entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 21, 1847, in advance of the first company of Mormon Pioneers. He was ordained an Apostle, at the age of thirty. As a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he crossed the Great Plains seven times and published the first foreign translation of the Book of Mormon in Denmark in 1850. Elder Snow presided over the Cotton Mission from 1861 to 1888 and supervised the construction of the St. George Temple and Tabernacle.

This monument is dedicated to Elder Snow’s leadership and the great sacrifice of the Cotton Mission Pioneers. • May 24, 1997.

Erected 1997.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1846.

Location. 37° 6.474′ N, 113° 35.009′ W. Marker is in St. George, Utah, in Washington County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 South Main Street, Saint George UT 84770, 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: Tabernacle (a few steps from this marker); St. George Stake Tabernacle (a few steps

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from this marker); Robert Gardner, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bishop's Store House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bentley House and Judd Store (about 300 feet away); Daniel D. McArthur (about 400 feet away); The Electric Theatre (about 400 feet away); Forever Dixie (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. George.

Snow Bust and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

2. Snow Bust and marker

Erastus Fairbanks Snow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 21, 2007

3. Erastus Fairbanks Snow

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 28, 2012

4. Erastus Fairbanks Snow

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,956 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on September 4, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.