Seagull Monument
The Seagull Monument is a historic monument situated immediately east of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Created by artist Mahonri Young, the monument commemorates an 1848 event in which seagulls were observed to devour crop-destroying Mormon crickets, following prayers for divine intervention against the insects.Photo: Ben P L, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple Square and Salt Lake Assembly Hall.
Temple Square
Park
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Temple Square is a 10-acre complex, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. The usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities that are immediately adjacent to Temple Square.
Salt Lake Assembly Hall
Church
Photo: BigBen212, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a building owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which sits on the southwest corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has seating capacity for an audience of approximately 1,400 people.
FamilySearch Library
Library
Photo: Ricardo630, Public domain.
The FamilySearch Library, formerly the Family History Library, is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City. The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch, the genealogical arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch Library is situated 480 feet west of Seagull Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt Lake City and Capitol Hill.
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is the capital of, and largest city in, the U.S. state of Utah. It is a destination for outdoor recreation, with nearby mountains full of hiking trails and ski resorts made famous by the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Capitol Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Talshiarr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah that is defined by the Utah State Capitol.
The Avenues
Neighborhood
The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is named after the perfectly gridlike, closely laid out roads called Avenues and Streets. First surveyed in the 1850s, the Avenues was Salt Lake City's first neighborhood.
Seagull Monument
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument with sculptures in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.76975° or 40° 46′ 11″ northLongitude
-111.89284° or 111° 53′ 34″ westOpen location code
85GCQ494+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4011585447OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q834066
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Seagull Monument” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海鸥纪念碑”
- Chinese: “海鷗紀念碑”
- Dutch: “Seagull Monument”
- French: “monument des Mouettes”
- French: “Monument des Mouettes”
- German: “Seagull Monument”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt Lake Tabernacle and Meridian Monument.
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