Granite Mountain Record Vault
The Granite Mountain Vault is a facility for storing historical data on microfilms in a granite mine near Salt Lake City ( Utah , USA ). The facility is operated by the Utah Genealogical Society . The Society aims to assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“ Mormons ”) in gathering family history information, primarily to facilitate their faithful vicarious baptism and other ceremonies for deceased non-Mormon ancestors.
Location
The facility is located approximately one mile from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon on the Wasatch Range. It is located 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
The facility consists of two main areas: The office and laboratory area sits under an overhang of about 300 feet of granite. The microfilm processing and evaluation and administrative offices are located there.
The actual tunnels are located under 700 feet of stone. Six chambers, each 190 meters long, 25 meters wide and 25 meters high, are located behind the laboratory area. Specially constructed Mosler doors weighing 14 tons were designed to withstand a nuclear explosion. The six chambers provide the natural conditions to maintain constant humidity and temperature for optimal storage of the microfilms.
history
The Utah Genealogical Society has microfilmed genealogical and historical information since 1938 . The organization is headquartered in Salt Lake City . It was built between 1958 and 1963 at a cost of $ 2 million.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 40 ° 34 ′ 23.3 " N , 111 ° 45 ′ 48.3" W.