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The Mormon pioneers are celebrated annually on July 24 in the State of Utah, known as Pioneer Day. Salt Lake City also has the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument , where Young, Eliza R. Snow , and other Mormon pioneers are buried and where a memorial exists dedicated to all who crossed the plains to the Salt Lake Valley.
The MPNHA was established by legislation introduced by former Utah Senator Bob Bennett, which, as he said at the time, intended to preserve "the rich heritage and tremendous achievements of the Mormon Pioneers." (Insert link) His bill was passed by Congress in July 2006 and signed into law by President George W. Bush in October of the same year.
The Mormon Trail is the 1,300-mile (2,100 km) route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) traveled from 1846 to 1869. Today, the Mormon Trail is a part of the United States National Trails System , known as the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail .
Pioneer Day is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah, [1] with some celebrations taking place in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers.
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, c. 1900 The settlement of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding area was achieved through moving from settlement to settlement until they made a permanent home in the Great Basin of the Rocky Mountains.
In 1873, the massacre was given a full chapter in T. B. H. Stenhouse's Mormon history The Rocky Mountain Saints. [67] The massacre itself also received international attention, [ 68 ] [ 69 ] with various international and national newspapers also covering John D. Lee's 1874 [ 70 ] and 1877 trials as well as his execution in 1877.
Location of Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in Utah The Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument (also known as the Brigham Young Family Cemetery ) [ 1 ] is a private cemetery and memorial. It is the burial site of Brigham Young and several of his wives and children.
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