Mormon Battalion Monument (Salt Lake City)

The Mormon Battalion Monument is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah.

Mormon Battalion Monument
United States
The monument in 2021
For Mormon Battalion
Established1927 (1927)
Location40°46′35.4″N 111°53′13″W / 40.776500°N 111.88694°W / 40.776500; -111.88694
Designed byGilbert Riswold

Description and history edit

Dedicated in 1927, the 100-foot monument is made of rose pink granite and bronze and was sculpted by Gilbert Riswold.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mormon Battalion Monument". Capitol Preservation Board. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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