Presbyterian Centennial

Utah's Presbyterians got their start in Corinne, the one town in the territory that welcomed them. In June 1869, with the Gentile city booming beside the new railroad, the Reverend Melancthon Hughes arrived to open the first Presbyterian work in Utah, sent by the tireless frontier missionary Sheldon Jackson. From that beginning the church spread across a Mormon territory that had little use for it, founding some hundred and twenty-five schools and congregations over the next century. Corinne's own boom passed, but this bell, given to that first congregation, kept the memory of where it began.

What the plaque says

The Presbyterian work in Utah began at Corinne June 11, 1969 under Rev. Melancthon Hughes, sent here by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, missionary and educator. This bell was later given to the first congregation. In the first century, the Presbyterians established some 125 schools and churches throughout Utah. The educational and religious impact cannot be measured. "Behold a sower went out to sow...and some brought forth a hundred fold"

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 10 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 15 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Logan — 19 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• Powder Mountain — 21 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States by acreage — a famously uncrowded "PowMow" now remaking itself under Netflix's Reed Hastings.

More markers nearby

• The First Weather Station in Utah — steps away
• Corinne Opera House — steps away
• Corinne-Pioneer Railroad Town — steps away
• Corinne Methodist Church (3) Markers — steps away