Rexburg Public Square

In February of 1883, colonizer and Bishop Thomas E. Ricks commissioned Andrew A. Anderson to survey Rexburg City, and this block was set aside as the Public Square. In the early days of colonization, settlers camped here before moving to their permanent locations. The Square served as a race track, ball field, bandstand, and bowery for the community, and it was the gathering place for Rexburg and surrounding areas for patriotic, political, community, and family activities. By 1912, the Rexburg LDS Tabernacle was completed, and many of these activities moved there from the Public Square.

Rexburg, Idaho · United States