WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ST. GEORGE TABERNACLE 1867 TIME CAPSULE
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
37° 6' xx.xx" North Latitude, 113° 34' xx.xx" West Longitude37.xxxx° North Latitude, 113.xxxx° West Longitude
2,xxx feet (xxx meters) MSL
DESCRIPTION
TBDHISTORY
The St. George Tabernacle time capsule was placed in 1867. The time capsule was in a stone box carved by Wilson Lund who was a stone cutter for the St. George Tabernacle.The capsule was opened in 2016 when the Tabernacle was undergoing seismic renovation. It revealed a fascinating collection of historical artifacts.
PHOTOS
CONTENTS
The contents provided a glimpse into the lives and priorities of the people who built the tabernacle.* Books and newspapers (Deseret News) from the time period
* Standard works of the Church
* Coins that were in circulation at the time
* A bottle if wine
* Photographs of major leaders
* Written histories documenting life in the late 19th century
* Decaying scriptures stored in a sandstone box
REFERENCES
St. George Tabernacle Capstone Time Capsule and Contents, 1871https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/39db89a0-451e-4922-841a-7e4a37807ca8/0?view=summary
https://wchsutah.org/people/brigham-james-lund1.pdf
"In 1870, the family was in St George, where Brigham’s father served as a stone cutter for the St George Temple and cut a stone box as a time capsule for the Tabernacle. The box contained the Deseret News, standard Church works, coins, and a bottle of wine."
https://wchsutah.org/people/wilson-lund.php
https://www.ksl.com/article/50412298/what-these-3-church-time-capsules-say-about-utahs-history