First Public Building

Elmo's first public building was hauled in from the next town over. The townsite was laid out in 1908, and for a few years social life happened at an open-air bowery on this lot. Then in 1911 a group of men bought the schoolhouse in Cleveland, dragged it here behind teams over log rollers, and rebuilt it to serve as school, church, and gathering place. George H. Oviatt was set apart as Elmo's first Latter-day Saint bishop here in June 1913. The building's owners deeded it to the church in 1926, and it was torn down in 1957.

What the plaque says

In 1908 the townsite of Elmo was laid out. Each summer a bowery was erected east of this site where social events were held. In 1911 a group of men purchased the Cleveland schoolhouse, dragged it with teams and logs to the bowery lot. It was rebuilt and used for school, church and other gatherings. George H. Oviatt was named first L.D.S. Bishop June 10, 1913. In 1926 the original owners presented the building to the church. It was razed in 1957.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry — 8.4 mi
  The densest concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones ever found
• Prehistoric Museum at USU Eastern — 15 mi
  A small-town museum punching way above its weight in dinosaur science
• Price — 15 mi
  A gritty coal mining town with a surprisingly excellent dinosaur museum
• Wedge Overlook — 22 mi
  Utah's "Little Grand Canyon" — a 1,200-foot drop into the San Rafael Swell.

More markers nearby

• Tithing Granary — steps away
• Charles Winder & Caroline Mills — 2.7 mi
• Old Ranger Station — 9.1 mi
• Pioneer Cabin — 11 mi