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Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument

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as a memorial park to the Mormon pioneers on June 1, 1974, which was the 173rd anniversary of Brigham Young’s birth. The park was redesigned and restored in 2000. An additional redesign was done beginning in the early 2020s, and the park and cemetery was rededicated on October 22, 2022.
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Lucy Ann Decker Young (1822-1891) – Lucy Ann Decker was 20 when she became Brigham's third wife (and first polygamous wife) on June 14, 1842. She was previously married to and divorced from William Seeley. She was well organized and efficiently ran the
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relationship with either prophet. She was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and
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The majority of graves in the cemetery are unmarked and prior to restoration work that began in the early 2020s, ground-penetrating radar was used, during which 40-plus graves were discovered. The marked graves include:
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Mary Van Cott Young (1844-1884) – wife number 51. She married her first husband, James Cobb, three months before being married to Brigham. Her father,
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Alice Young Clawson – Alice Young Clawson was the 4th child of Brigham and Mary Ann Angell.
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and several of his wives and children. Part of the property was dedicated to the
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The monument is open to the public daily. The sculpture
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and a settler of the Western United States. He was the
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and other parts of the world between 1847 and 1869.
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Location of Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in Utah
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Downtown Salt Lake City
Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument is located in Utah
cemetery
Brigham Young
Mormon pioneers
Utah
Illinois
Brigham Young
Latter Day Saint movement
president
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Utah Territory
University of Utah
Brigham Young University
Mary Ann Angell Young
Salt Lake Temple
Truman O. Angell
Eliza R. Snow
Joseph Smith
connubial
Joseph Angell Young
Lion House
John Van Cott
N. Eldon Tanner
All Is Well

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