Mormon Land Ownership in Section 3 Twp 49 R32

Detail description of the plat of land commonly called the Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri, including first and subsequent owners and land transactions transcribed from deed records. The Temple Lot boundaries of the 63+ acres are Union Street on the east, Pacific Street on the south, and Crysler/Lexington Street to Union. "Since 1831, when Joseph Smith, Jr. dedicated land for the construction of Temples in Independence, the plot of ground known as the Temple Lot has been sacred to members of the movement."