Palmyra Temple
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The Palmyra Temple sits on a high ridge at the
east end of the original 100 acres of the Joseph Smith, Sr. farm in Manchester
Township, New York. The temple was announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley on
the 21st of April, 1999. Ground was broken that May and the temple
was dedicated by President Hinckley on the 6th of April, 2000, the
170th anniversary of the organization of the church. It became the 77th
temple in operation around the world and has approximately 10,700 square feet of
floor space.
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