First Public Building

Wayne County's first public building was a single log room that kept getting moved. William Wilson Morrell and William Taylor put it up in 1878, twenty by thirty feet, and for years it did the work of a whole town — church on Sunday, school on weekdays, meeting hall whenever Fremont needed one. When a proper schoolhouse went up on the public square, the old building was hauled over to sit beside it; in 1894 it was moved again to its present spot, then plastered, painted, and sided. It serves now as the local Relief Society hall.

What the plaque says

In the year 1878 William Wilson Morrell and William Taylor erected this structure, the first public building in Wayne County. It was 20x30 feet, built of logs, and used by the people of Fremont community as a church, school house, and public meeting place. Years later it was moved to the site of the new school house on the public square and used only for church purposes. In 1894 the building was again moved to its present location. Plastered, painted, and covered with siding. It is the home of the Relief Society.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Fishlake National Forest — 8.4 mi
  Home to Pando — the largest living organism on Earth
• Torrey — 15 mi
  A charming gateway town for Capitol Reef National Park
• Gifford Homestead — 23 mi
  A pioneer homestead famous for its fresh-baked pies
• Fruita Historic District — 24 mi
  A pioneer orchard oasis in the red-rock heart of Capitol Reef.

More markers nearby

• The First Sawmill — steps away
• Fremont Park — steps away
• Allred Point Pioneers — 1.7 mi
• Peace Treaty with Fish Lake Indians — 8.3 mi