Uintah Stake Tithing Office (2) Markers

In 1887 the Latter-day Saints of the Uintah Basin built this small rock office to collect the tithe — and in those days the tithe often arrived on the hoof or in the sack. Members paid a tenth of their yearly increase, and on a cash-poor frontier that meant produce, livestock, hay, and homemade goods as often as coin, all received and tallied here. Local stonemasons laid the walls from hauled rock, squaring the little building to the North Star. It stands as a relic of the church's old in-kind economy.

What the plaque says

This rock building was erected in 1887 by Uintah Stake of the L.D.S. Church on ground contributed by Jeremiah Hatch Sr. for $1.00. Men hauled rock from which Harley Mowery and John Jacob Slaugh, experienced stone masons, constructed this office. The building was laid out by the North Star. For many years the church members paid their tithing here, which was one tenth of their increase in money or produce. The proceeds were used for general church purposes.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Utah Field House of Natural History — 0.5 mi
  A dinosaur museum with life-size replicas in an outdoor garden
• Vernal — 0.5 mi
  The self-proclaimed Dinosaur Capital of Utah
• Steinaker State Park — 4.4 mi
  A warm-water reservoir popular for swimming in the desert heat
• McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs — 6.8 mi
  Massive Fremont-era rock art panels on private ranch land open to visitors

More markers nearby

• Uintah Stake Tabernacle — steps away
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi
• Fort Ashley Center — 0.5 mi
• Parcel Post Bank (2) Markers — 0.5 mi