Mormon Battalion Monument (Salt Lake City)
| Mormon Battalion Monument | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
_-_029.jpg) The monument in 2021 | |
| For Mormon Battalion | |
| Established | 1927 |
| Location | 40°46′35.4″N 111°53′13″W / 40.776500°N 111.88694°W Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Designed by | Gilbert Riswold |
The Mormon Battalion Monument is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah.
Description and history
Dedicated in 1927, the 100-foot monument is made of rose pink granite and bronze and was sculpted by Gilbert Riswold.[1]
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The monument in 2021 -
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Plaque
References
- ^ "Mormon Battalion Monument". Capitol Preservation Board. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
Further reading
- Black, Susan Easton (1994), "Mormon Battalion", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on October 12, 2024, retrieved May 9, 2025
External links
Media related to Mormon Battalion Monument (Salt Lake City) at Wikimedia Commons