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Chapin Forest Stone Quarry for the Kirtland Temple: Kirtland, Ohio

While building the Kirtland Temple, the Saints used stone from this quarry.

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Abstract

Chapin Forest Preservation Park lies about two miles south of Kirtland, Ohio. In the 1830’s, this was the site of a stone quarry, where members of the Church cut stone for the Kirtland temple. The Prophet Joseph Smith acted as the stone quarry foreman for a time.

Chapin Forest Stone Quarry for the Kirtland Temple: Chapin Forest in Kirtland, Ohio

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