The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of

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, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of

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's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the

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. Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, sculpted the monument between 1939 and 1947 at Weir Farm in

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. Young was awarded $50,000 to build the monument in 1939 and he was assisted by Spero Anargyros. It stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by

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President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley."This Is The Place Monument Dedication", ''Improvement Era'', Sept. 1947, p. 570 It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

Groups on the monument

, Heber C. Kimball and Wilford Woodruff on the top of the monument *

Mormon pioneers The Mormon pioneers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as Latter Day Saints, who migrated beginning in the mid-1840s until the late-1860s across the United States from the Midwest to the ...

from the vanguard expedition of 1847 including the nine preliminary explorers, the main company and the rear group. * Donner Party *Spanish explorers from the

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in 1776 * William H. Ashley and

American Fur Company The American Fur Company (AFC) was founded in 1808, by John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant to the United States. During the 18th century, furs had become a major commodity in Europe, and North America became a major supplier. Several British ...

Trappers

Individuals on the monument

Benjamin Bonneville Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (April 14, 1796 – June 12, 1878) was an American officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. He is noted for his expeditions to the Oregon Country and the Great Basin, a ...

*John Brown *Isaac Perry Decker *

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Hugh Glass Hugh Glass ( 1783 – 1833) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear. No reco ...

* Heber C. Kimball *Ellen Sanders Kimball *

Jesse C. Little Jesse Carter Little (September 26, 1815 – December 26, 1893) was a Mormon pioneer and a member of the Presiding Bishop (LDS Church), presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Little was born in Belmont ...

*Joseph Matthews *

Peter Skene Ogden Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein, or Skeen; baptised 12 February 1790 – 27 September 1854) was a British-Canadian fur trader and an early explorer of what is now British Columbia and the Western United States. During his many expedi ...

* John Pack *

Orson Pratt Orson Pratt Sr. (September 19, 1811 – October 3, 1881) was an American mathematician and religious leader who was an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints). He became a member of the ...

* Etienne Provost * Willard Richards *

Orrin Porter Rockwell Orrin Porter Rockwell (June 28, 1813 or June 25, 1815 – June 9, 1878) was a figure of the Wild West period of American history. A lawman in the Utah Territory, he was nicknamed ''Old Port'' and ''The Destroying Angel of Mormondom''. Rockwell se ...

* Father de Smet *

George A. Smith George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817 – September 1, 1875) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

* Erastus Snow *

Chief Washakie Washakie (1804/1810 – February 20, 1900) was a prominent leader of the Shoshone people during the mid-19th century. He was first mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell. In 1851, at the urging ...

* Wilford Woodruff *

*Clarissa Decker Young *Harriet Page Wheeler Decker Young *Lorenzo Dow Young *Lorenzo Sobieski Young

References

External links

This is the Place Monument Official website

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Groups on the monument

Individuals on the monument

See also

References

External links