This Is the Place Monument (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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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. It is in honour of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers. It replaces a much smaller obeliskoid monument which is located up the hill.
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Coordinates:   40°45'7"N   111°48'58"W
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