Paragonah in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Tithing Lot and Relief Society Hall

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

1. The Tithing Lot and Relief Society Hall Marker

Inscription. Tithing Lot - Pioneer William Robb Jr. built a rock house, consisting of two rooms with a cellar, diagonally across the street from this location. It was later sold to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and became a Tithing Office about 1890. In addition to the collection of tithes and offerings, the building was used for Thursday night prayer meetings and the monthly Thursday Fast Day meeting. Two granaries were built on the lot to store grain turned in as tithing. A large barn, a cattle corral, a large set of scales and a stationary hay bailer were added to the lot.
Relief Society Hall - On this corner once stood the Relief Society Hall which had been constructed in 1869 in another part of town and later moved here. The first Relief Society president Eliza A. Barton. Due to crowded conditions in the Old White Church, which was used for school, students used the Relief Society Hall for the first five grades. This building was later sold and moved.

Erected 1994 by Betsy Topham Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 475.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location.

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37° 53.173′ N, 112° 46.515′ W. Marker is in Paragonah, Utah, in Iron County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paragonah UT 84760, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paragonah Town Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Paragonah Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Spanish National Historic Trail (approx. 2.1 miles away); Alma W. Richards (approx. 4 miles away); Explore Southern Utah (approx. 4.1 miles away); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (approx. 4.1 miles away); Welcome to Parowan, Utah (approx. 4.1 miles away); Establishing a Community (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paragonah.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. The Tithing Lot and Relief Society Hall Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

3. The Tithing Lot and Relief Society Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.