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Tag Archives: Brigham Young
Monument #: 154
Sponsor/Year: Holladay Chapter - 2010  Location: 4900 South Memory Lane, Holladay, UT Name unknown but surely well loved was in 1848 the first to be laid to rest in this historic Holladay Memorial Park. The cemetery, second in the valley, was begun under the direction of Brigham Young. The streams, rolling hills and mountain views make this a beautiful location.
County: Sweetwater
Monument #: UPTLA 26 Sponsor/Year: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association - 1933 Location: Edon Valley on the bank of Sandy Creek  Location: Brigham Young Park, West Forest Street, Brigham City. Under the leadership of Elder Lorenzo Snow, Brigham City was the first important Mormon community to organize cooperative activity under the system of the United Order of 1874. Approximately 30–40 industry branches were established with the aim of producing and manufacturing what they consumed and used....  Location: At Main entrance, This is the Place Heritage Park Though it was Brigham Young who led the Latter-day Saints westward to safety from mob persecution in Illinois, Brigham was carrying out the vision of the Prophet Joseph Smith, who had declared, “My people shall become a mighty host in the vastness of the Rocky...  Location: 100 West and Vine Street, on Library corner in Tooele In the year 1854 or 1855, to provide protection from attacks by the Indians, the settlers of Tooele built a mud wall most of the way around the town. The attacks never came, due in part to the counsel given by Brigham Young to...  Location: St. George Memorial Plaza Brigham Young visited the southern settlements once each year to preach and uplift the saints. With the intent of having a winter home, in 1871 he bought a house, and added a spacious two-story front section in 1873. Brigham Young lived three to five months of the year in St.... Location: 20 East 2600 South SLC Location: State Capitol Rotunda, SLC, Utah  Location: 200 South Main Street, Brigham City In 1865, Brigham Young directed Elder Lorenzo Snow to build a tabernacle for conferences in the Box Elder Stake on “Sagebrush Hill.” The cornerstone was laid on May 9, 1865, and President Wilford Woodruff dedicated the finished building in 1890. Later a fire gutted the tabernacle, and the...  Location: Sons of Utah Pioneers Building Balcony The B&K Tannery, was established in 1852 by Brigham Young, Feramorz Little and John Winder. By 1862, the Tannery was producing quality leather. A small settlement was built nearby to accommodate the tannery workers, including a school for the children. Eventually the railroad brought in cheaper produced leather. |
