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The Rexburg Stake Tabernacle, also known as the Fremont Stake Tabernacle is a building located in Rexburg, Idaho that formerly served as tabernacle for large gatherings of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The tabernacle was designed by architect Otto Erlandsen and completed in 1911 at a cost of $31,000. [3]
According to Arthur Porter, they printed the Current-Journal and later the Rexburg Journal, as it was later renamed in 1917, [5] using one of the first printing presses in the west, known as the Prouty Power Press. [9] In January 1942, Arthur's son John C. Porter and his wife Annette purchased a competing paper called the Rexburg Standard.
Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 39,409 at the 2020 census. [5] The city is the county seat of Madison County [6] and its largest city. [7] Rexburg is the principal city of the Rexburg, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Fremont and Madison counties.
The area was originally settled by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Before February 1913, the county was part of neighboring Fremont County.The newly established county was named for American president James Madison. [3]
The Rexburg Idaho Temple is the 125th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The intent to build the temple was announced by the First Presidency on December 12, 2003, in a letter to local church leaders. [1] The temple was the third in Idaho, and the first in the state in the 21st century. [2]
Date opened: 1998: Location: Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.A.: Land area: 125 acres (51 ha) No. of animals Over 40 Black Bears and 5 Grizzly Bears: No. of species 8 Species of Wildlife: Grizzly Bear, American Black Bear, Mountain Goat, Rocky Mountain Elk, Bison, Moose, Mule Deer, and White-tail Deer [1]
Ririe is one of only three cities in Idaho situated astride county lines. Ririe is nearby to three larger cities--Idaho Falls, Rexburg, and Rigby, Idaho Falls and Rexburg both being about a half-hour away, and Rigby about 15 minutes away. These communities provide Ririe residents with easy access to shopping, restaurants, entertainment, and ...
Previous to the foundation of St. Anthony, Major Andrew Henry established a short-lived fort a few miles west of where the city stands today. This post was last used in the Fall of 1811, but left a lasting mark on the area as Henry is the namesake for the Henrys Fork of the Snake River, which St. Anthony sits along.