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The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This Is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement that the Mormon pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. On July 24, 1847, upon first viewing the valley, Young stated: "This is the right place, drive on." Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, sculpted the monument between 1939 and 1947 at Weir Farm in Connecticut. 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 George Albert Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on July 24, 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.
In the mid-1970s, a living history museum, called This Is the Place Heritage Park was built at a site adjoining the monument. It began with the restoration or replication of historical pioneer-era buildings from around Utah. It has greatly expanded since then and has become a popular venue for receptions, corporate parties, family reunions and youth events.
Groups on the monument
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Wilford Woodruff on the top of the monument
Mormon pioneers from the vanguard expedition of 1847 including the nine preliminary explorers, the main company, and the rear group.
Donner Party
Spanish explorers from the Domínguez–Escalante expedition in 1776
William H. Ashley and American Fur Company Trappers
Individuals on the monument
See also
Mormon handcart pioneers
Mormon Trail
Pioneer Day (Utah)
Utah…This Is The Place
References
External links
This is the Place Monument Official website
Science Views This is the Place Monument website
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