ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Orange , ▁Texas ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁ships ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁mines we ep ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : K ore an ▁War ▁mines we ep ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Sh ips ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Navy <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁St . ▁George ▁Tab ern acle ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁building ▁in ▁St . ▁George , ▁Ut ah . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁works ▁building , ▁originally ▁hosting ▁church ▁services ▁and ▁court ▁hear ings . ▁Today , ▁it ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁hosts ▁many ▁public ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁concert s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁of ▁St . ▁George , ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁church . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cot ton - g row ing ▁town ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁M orm ons ▁to ▁be ▁self - su fficient . ▁The ▁ar id ▁climate ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁D ix ie ▁resulted ▁in ▁poor ▁har v ests , ▁resulting ▁in ▁economic ▁hard ship . ▁L DS ▁leader ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁then ▁commission ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁far mers . ▁ ▁The ▁tab ern acle ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁a ▁cour th ouse