Riverton Tithing Yard

Before money reached the farms, the church took its tithe in kind, and Riverton brought its tenth to this hill. On ground bought from Samuel Howard in 1886 — a slope locals called Tithing Yard Hill, running down toward the Jordan — the ward built a working barnyard for the offering: an office and scales to weigh it in, a granary and root cellar to store it, haystacks and mangers, a barn, and pastures for the cattle and produce the members drove in. Freeman Lloyd ran it. After twenty-seven years, in 1913, it closed.

What the plaque says

In 1886, the Riverton Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased choice land for a tithing yard from Samuel L. Howard Sr., located between 12400 and 12600 South, one mile northeast of this park. Members brought one tenth of their crops and animals for their tithing. Freeman R. Lloyd, first supervisor. On level ground was an office building, weight scales, a granary, large root cellar, haystacks, feed managers and barn. The cattle yard and pasture sloped to the Jordan River. Nov. 28, 1913, George W. Bills bought the ground and the tithing yard was closed after 27 years of usage.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lehi Roller Mills — 9.9 mi
  The flour mill from the movie Footloose
• Bingham Canyon Mine — 11 mi
  The largest man-made excavation on Earth
• Timpanogos Cave National Monument — 13 mi
  Three spectacularly decorated caves connected by hand-carved tunnels
• Thanksgiving Point — 14 mi
  A massive complex with dinosaur bones, gardens, and a curiosity museum

More markers nearby

• Early Riverton — steps away
• The Magnificent Dome Church — steps away
• Bluffdale — 1.9 mi
• South Jordan Settlement — 2.7 mi