The Brigham Young Monument (or Pioneer Monument) is a bronzed historical monument located on the north sidewalk of the intersection at Main and South Temple Streets of

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

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. It was erected in honour of pioneer-colonizer, Utah governor, and LDS Church president

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as ch ...

who led the Mormon pioneers into the

Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state ...

in 1847. The base of the twenty-five-foot monument has the bronze figure of an Indian facing east and that of a bearded fur trapper facing west, both of which preceded the Mormon settlers. On the south side is a bronze bas-relief of a pioneer man, woman, and child, while another bronze plaque has a list of the pioneers who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, and their equipment. The Brigham Young Monument was first displayed at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. It stood briefly afterwards on

Temple Square Temple Square is a complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities that are immediately ...

and was then transferred centering the intersection of Main and South Temple streets in 1897, where it stood until 1993, when it was moved a few yards north to its present location. The monument is the work of

Cyrus Edwin Dallin Cyrus Edwin Dallin (November 22, 1861 – November 14, 1944) was an American sculptor best known for his depictions of Native Americans. He created more than 260 works, including the ''Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere'' in Boston, Massac ...

. File:Fur trapper statue (40703995465).jpg, Fur Trapper Statue

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* 1893 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Utah Cultural depictions of Brigham Young Monuments and memorials in Utah Mormon migration to Utah Outdoor sculptures in Salt Lake City Statues in Utah Sculptures of men in Utah Statues of presidents Sculptures of Native Americans in Utah Works by Cyrus Edwin Dallin Statues of religious leaders Relocated buildings and structures in Utah World's Columbian Exposition World's fair sculptures {{LDS-stub

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