SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the closure of all church historic sites Monday afternoon to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
The list includes the following locations:
- Cove Fort Historic Site
- Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial
- Kanesville Tabernacle
- Kirtland historic sites
- Missouri historic sites
- Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters
- Nauvoo historic site and Carthage Jail
- New York historic sites
- Pennsylvania historic sites
- San Diego Mormon Battalion Historic Site
- St. George area historic sites
- Mormon Handcart Historic Site in Wyoming
Visitors at some historic sites like the Sacred Grove can still walk through but without a guided tour, according to a church statement.
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The closure of the church historic sites is the latest in a series of temporary adjustments the church has made in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus. The changes have affected missionary work, Sunday worship services and temple attendance, among others.