Pioneer Rock Church

Herriman built this church by hand, stone by chiseled stone. The settlement had held its meetings in a log building inside the fort since the 1850s, but in 1879 it raised something permanent: a rock chapel forty by sixty feet, its walls eighteen inches thick, the stone dressed by hand and the lumber hauled down from Butterfield Canyon under Ensign Stocking's direction. Inside, a potbellied stove threw the heat and kerosene lamps the light, and a hand-carved pulpit topped in red velvet stood at the center of the platform — a small touch of finery in a hard-won room.

What the plaque says

Herriman was settled in 1851 by the families of Henry Herriman, Thomas Butterfield, and John Stocking. In 1853, Brigham Young called twenty families to strengthen the settlement. Henry Herriman was chosen the first presiding Elder of the L.D.S Church and meetings were held in a log structure inside the Fort. On this site in 1879, a rock building, 40' x 60', with walls 18" thick was constructed, under the direction of Ensign I. Stocking, from a rock chiseled by hand, and lumber brought from Butterfield Canyon. A large potbellied stove furnished the heat while kerosene lamps provided light. A wood carved pulpit with red velvet covered top, was placed in the center of the platform.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bingham Canyon Mine — 6.2 mi
  The largest man-made excavation on Earth
• Lehi Roller Mills — 13 mi
  The flour mill from the movie Footloose
• Thanksgiving Point — 15 mi
  A massive complex with dinosaur bones, gardens, and a curiosity museum
• International Peace Gardens — 15 mi
  A hidden garden where 28 countries are represented in miniature

More markers nearby

• Fort Herriman — 0.4 mi
• Bingham City Cemetery Veterans Memorial — 4.3 mi
• Bluffdale — 5.2 mi
• Riverton Tithing Yard — 5.2 mi