Mormon Battalion Monument (Salt Lake City)

Coordinates: 40°46′35.4″N 111°53′13″W / 40.776500°N 111.88694°W / 40.776500; -111.88694
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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

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]

  • The monument in 2021
    The monument in 2021
  • Plaque
    Plaque

References

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

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