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Brigham Young Cemetery

Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument
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Memorial entrance
Location Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah,  United States
Founded June 1, 1974
Restored 2000
Governing body The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument is located in Utah
Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument
Location of Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument in Utah

The Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument (also known as the Brigham Young Cemetery) is a private cemetery and memorial. It was dedicated to the more than 6,000 Mormon pioneers who died making the journey to Utah from Illinois and other parts of the world between 1847 and 1869. It is the gravesite of Brigham Young, and his legal, non plural wife, Mary Ann Angell.

Just eleven persons have been buried in the cemetery. These include:

The Brigham Young family cemetery was dedicated by N. Eldon Tanner as a memorial park to the Mormon pioneers on June 1, 1974, which was the 173rd anniversary of Brigham Young’s birth. The park was redesigned and restored in 2000.

The monument is open to the public daily.

Coordinates: 40°46′13″N 111°53′8″W / 40.77028°N 111.88556°W / 40.77028; -111.88556


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