June 13th The Rexburg Pioneers

This is another of the series at the Rexburg Tabernacle-  

It was interesting to learn about the Mormon beginnings of the town- their settlements were called "stakes"  

Detail of marker bottom 

No  54

Erected Sept. 28, 1935

IN HONOR OF THE

REXBURG STAKE PIONEERS

The founders of Rexburg, March 11, 1883

Thomas E. Ricks Henry Flamm, Francis C. Gunnell, Fred Smith, William F. Rigby, Daniel Walters,

Thomas E. Ricks, Jr., Lorenzo Thorpe, Brigham Ricks, Heber Ricks, Leonard Jones, Willard Ricks,

James M. Cook, Andrew S. Anderson, Surveyor

The Pioneer Call

“Go into the Snake River Country, found settlements, care for the Indians, stand upon and equal footing, and Co-operate in making improvements.  Gain influence among all men, and strengthen the cords of the Stakes of Zion.”

John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith

Members of the Rexburg Stake and Utah Pioneers Trails and Landmarks Association