Orderville Bell

This bell outlived the building it hung in. When Orderville dedicated its first church in December 1901 — years after the United Order had ended — the bell went up in the tower to call the town to Sunday worship. It also rang to warn of fire. The church came down in 1956, but the bell was kept and set here on its own. A church bell was a frontier town's public clock and fire siren at once, and Orderville's rang as both until the church fell.

What the plaque says

On December 17, 1901, the first church in Orderville was dedicated by Apostle A. O. Woodruff of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This bell hung in the tower and was used each Sunday to call people to church. It was also used to warn people of fires until the building was torn down in 1956.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mount Carmel Junction — 4.2 mi
  The crossroads where the road to Zion meets the highway to Bryce
• Checkerboard Mesa — 14 mi
  A 900-foot dome of Navajo sandstone scored into a natural grid, near Zion's east entrance
• Best Friends Animal Sanctuary — 16 mi
  The largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States
• Kanab — 17 mi
  Little Hollywood — where hundreds of Western movies were filmed

More markers nearby

• Old Rock Schoolhouse — steps away
• United Order Industries — steps away
• Orderville Cemetery — 0.3 mi
• Mt. Carmel School & Church — 2.6 mi