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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

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

References

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