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Abravanel Concert Hall

Abravanel Hall (known prior to 1993 as Symphony Hall) is situated on property originally owned by President Wilford Woodruff.
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Amussen Jewelry Facade

The Amussen Jewelry Store was preserved on the Key Bank Building and removed before the building was destroyed in 2007.
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Beehive House

The beehive house was the official residence and office of President Brigham Young.
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Brigham Young Family Cemetery

This is the gravesite of Brigham Young, Eliza R. Snow, and other members of the Young family.
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Brigham Young Historic Park

Honored for his roles as pioneer, colonizer, governor, and religious leader, Brigham Young (1801–77) was best known as simply “Brother Brigham.”
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Charles R. Savage Photography

Charles R. Savage (1832–1909) was born in Southampton, England. When he was nearly fifteen, Charles received his first introduction to the Church and was baptized soon afterward.
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City Creek Park

This landscaped acre in downtown Salt Lake City sat north of Brigham Young’s farm. In the 1990s, City Creek Park was developed by Church and city leaders to honor the nineteenth-century pioneer settlers of the Salt Lake Valley.
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Council Hall

Council Hall was the first City Hall in Utah.
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Council House Site (Gateway Tower)

The nineteen-story gateway tower west is situated on the southwest corner of Main Street and South Temple Street where Salt Lake City’s original Council House once stood.
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Deseret News Building

The Desert News is the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi.
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Eliza R. Snow

Just outside the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Salt Lake, there is a statue that honors Zion's poetess, Eliza R. Snow. Eliza was born at Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1804, and was baptized at Kirtland, Ohio, on April 5, 1835. She was sealed to Joseph Smith as a plural wife in 1842 and later married Brigham Young after the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph.
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Ensign Peak

See how Ensign Peak, the peak that rises over North Salt Lake, foretold a gathering of saints.
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Godbe Exchange Building

Godbe’s exchange building was located on the southeast corner of First South and Main Streets. William S. Godbe (1833–1902) joined the Church as a youth in England and went on to become a prominent merchant in Utah, one of the Territory’s richest men, and a city councilman. He was also a president of a local seventies quorum and a counselor in the Thirteenth Ward bishopric.
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Joseph L. Heywood Homesite

The Joseph and Serepta Heywood homesite is located approximately at the midblock area between State and Main streets on the north wall of the Conference Center. Joseph was baptized in the Mississippi River in 1842 after listening to the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was called as a bishop in Nauvoo and acted as a trustee of the Church in disposing of its Nauvoo properties after the exodus to the Salt Lake Valley.
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Joseph Smith Memorial Building

In the early pioneer era, the site of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building was occupied by the Deseret News press buildings, the Tithing Offices, the General Bishops’ Storehouse, and stockyards.
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Kimball-Whitney Cemetery

A little over a week after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, the Church leaders in the pioneer company selected inheritances surrounding the Temple Block.
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LDS Church Administration Building

The need for an administrative building larger than the small structure between the Beehive House and the Lion House became obvious as the Church began to expand. This building, just west of the Lion House, was constructed during the administration of President Joseph F. Smith (1901–18). Built in a Greek-style with Ionic columns, this structure of granite was completed in 1917. Today it houses the offices of the First Presidency, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities.
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LDS Church Office Building and Plaza

The majestic church office building is Salt Lake City’s tallest structure (twenty-eight floors above ground, three levels below).
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LDS Conference Center

Filling the entire block immediately north of temple square is one of the largest religious auditoriums in the world, a facility known simply as the Conference Center. Twenty-one thousand people have an unobstructed view of the podium, pulpit, choir loft, and organ pipes.
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LDS Museum of Church History and Art

Shortly after Brigham Young had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, he encouraged the Saints to bring “all kinds of mathematical and philosophical instruments, together with all rare specimens of natural curiosities and works of art, . . . from which, the rising generation can receive instruction; and . . . we will soon have the best, the most useful and attractive museum.”
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Lest We Forget

The Mormons were unique among the many pioneers that settled the Western United States. They did not journey seeking gold or wealth; they were seeking religious freedom. The Lest We Forget monument, dedicated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in 1968, is a tribute to all those who traveled the Mormon Pioneer Trail.
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Orson Pratt Homesite

In 1874 Orson Pratt was appointed historian and general Church recorder, a position he held until the time of his death.
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Pioneer Memorial Museum

The Museum has been recognized as one of the world’s largest collections of nineteenth-century pioneer artifacts. It contains Mormon memorabilia, period furniture, and photographs.
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Pioneer Telegraph Office

The overland telegraph monument marks the site where the transcontinental telegraph lines met, at the original Pioneer Telegraph Office, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans.
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Salt Lake City: Ensign to the Nations

Hallowed Ground, Sacred Journeys transports readers back to nineteenth-century Salt Lake City by painting a picture of the city during the pioneer era from 1847 to 1869, contrasting those bygone scenes with those of today.
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Salt Lake Eagle Gate

An interesting arch was erected in 1859 to mark the entrance to President Brigham Young’s property. The original twenty-two-foot gate has undergone several remodeling projects over the years and now stands as a seventy-six-foot span. It serves as a reminder of Brigham Young’s strength, patriotism, and integrity.
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Salt Lake First Stake Building

Although hundreds of scattered settlements were colonized by the Mormon pioneers, Salt Lake City rapidly developed into a large, thriving community. In February 1849, about four thousand people lived in the valley. This growth led to the city’s division into nineteen ecclesiastical wards (congregations).
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Salt Lake LDS Temple

The Salt Lake Temple is a six-spired granite edifice representing the inspiration and theological underpinnings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Salt Lake Meridian Marker

The Salt Lake Meridian Marker identifies the spot from which the city of Salt Lake fans out into a grid of streets.
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Salt Lake Pioneers First Encampment Park

Mormon Pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 22nd, 1847. This is where they camped that first night.
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Salt Lake Temple Square Arch in City Creek

Across the street, east from the Deuel Cabin, just to the north of the west entrance to Temple Square, is an archway built into the lower part of the wall that surrounds Temple Square. This marks the place where water diverted from City Creek exited Temple Square.
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Salt Lake Theater

The Salt Lake Theatre, dedicated in 1862, saw a long and useful life.
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Salt Palace Convention Center

The property upon which the salt palace was built was donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Social Hall Site and Museum

For seventy years, pioneers gathered here to shake off the hardships of frontier life with music, dancing, parties, theatricals, lectures, and good company.
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Temple Square Assembly Hall

On the southwest corner of temple square stands the assembly hall, begun by LDS pioneers in 1877 and dedicated January 8, 1882. It is a gothic-style building.
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Temple Square Monuments

Just days after arriving in the Salt Lake valley, Brigham Young selected the site for the Salt Lake Temple.

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Temple Square Visitors Center

The visitors centers at Temple Square are gateways to learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
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The Deuel Log Cabin

This log cabin is one of only two existing pioneer homes built in 1847; the other is Levi E. Riter’s log house located in "This Is the Place Heritage Park". It gives us a good idea of the typical small homes built by the pioneers when they first arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.
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The Gardo House

Across the street from the Lion House is the site of the Gardo House, another famous home belonging to Brigham Young. It was built as a formal home for receiving visiting dignitaries. It was later sold and became a home to some of Utah’s leading financiers.
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The Kearns Building

The Kearns Building was named after a former U.S. senator from Utah named Thomas Kearns (1862–1918). Kearns worked his way up from the low-labor position of “mucker” in the Park City mines, finally striking it rich in his Silver King mine. Active in politics, he ran a successful bid for the U.S. Senate. Aware of his lack of education, he once confessed, “As you know, I am no orator. I am but a plain, blunt businessman. What I lack in oratory I will try to make up in action.”
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The LDS Family History Library

The LDS Family History Library serves as the flagship for over four thousand satellite family history centers in more than eighty-eight countries. Records for hundreds of millions of individuals are available for inspection and investigation. About two thousand people visit the library each day.
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The Lion House

The Lion House was the home of President Brigham Young, who was often referred to as the Lion of the Lord. This two-story, multi-gabled home was built between 1855 and 1856 as an additional residence for President Young and his large family. Brigham Young passed away in the main floor room on August 29, 1877.
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The Mormon Tabernacle

This is the home of the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Organ. It is known for its dome shape and exceptional acoustic qualities, making it one of the most remarkable buildings in the world.
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Known as the Church’s official choir, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is named for its home in the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square. The more than 350 carefully selected and well-trained vocalists come from all walks of life, serve without pay, and demonstrate great commitment in their service to the Church as they rehearse and perform more than 150 days each year.
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The Mormon Tabernacle Organ

The organ in the Salt Lake Tabernacle is one of the most famous musical instruments ever made.
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The Pony Express Station

The pony express was created in an effort to find a faster method of communication across America.
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The Relief Society Building

The relief society building is located between the Church Office Building and the Salt Lake Temple. Dedicated in 1956, it was built using funds donated by Latter-day Saint women which were then matched by the Church.
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University of Deseret

The first university west of the Mississippi
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Utah and the Civil War Monument

The Civil War Monument was erected in 1961 to honor the Utah men who served in the Civil War by protecting precious mail and telegraph lines.
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Wall Street

Wall Street received its name from a tall “mud” or primitive concrete wall that was once located in this area. Initially, the pioneers planned to construct a protective wall completely encircling the city.
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White Community Memorial Chapel

This beautiful chapel, now the White Community Memorial Chapel, is a reconstruction of a nineteenth-century Church meetinghouse.
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William Clayton Homesite

On the northwest corner, where the streets West Temple and North Temple intersect, was the house of William Clayton.
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ZCMI

Preserved on main street is the original cast-iron façade of Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution, sometimes claimed to be the first department store in America.
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