Assumption Greek Orthodox Church

Coal and rail work drew a large Greek community to Carbon County in the early 1900s, and in 1916 they built this church for themselves — Assumption Greek Orthodox, dedicated that August in traditional Byzantine style, with a priest, Mark Petrakis, presiding. For immigrant miners far from home, in a county where they were often treated as outsiders, it was an anchor of language, faith, and belonging. The parish endures in Price, one of the lasting marks the Greeks of the coalfields left on a corner of Mormon Utah.

What the plaque says

Organized and built by the Greek immigrants of Carbon County. Dedication August 15, 1916 by Reverend Mark E. Petrakis. Built in traditional byzantine style.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Prehistoric Museum at USU Eastern — 0.2 mi
  A small-town museum punching way above its weight in dinosaur science
• Price — 0.2 mi
  A gritty coal mining town with a surprisingly excellent dinosaur museum
• Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry — 20 mi
  The densest concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones ever found

More markers nearby

• Matt Warner Plaque — steps away
• Coal Man Machine — steps away
• Immigrant Monument — steps away
• First Meetinghouse — steps away