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Brigham Young’s Temple Square and America’s Longest Broadcast
Brigham Young stood in the Salt Lake Valley just four days after arrival in 1847 and picked the spot for a temple. What came next was pure grit.
Workers hauled 5,600-pound granite blocks by ox team from 20 miles away, each trip taking four days. The temple walls grew nine feet thick at the base.
Meanwhile, bridge builder Henry Grow created the Tabernacle using wooden pegs and rawhide, spanning 150 feet without center supports…