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.
- Monument
- Description: monument with sculptures in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
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Salt Lake Assembly Hall
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650 feet east of Seagull Monument
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Seagull Monument
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Latitude
40.76975° or 40° 46′ 11″ north
Longitude
-111.89284° or 111° 53′ 34″ west
Open location code
85GCQ494+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to German—“Seagull Monument” goes by many names.
Ծովորորի հուշարձանArmenian
海鷗紀念碑Chinese
海鸥纪念碑Chinese
Seagull MonumentDutch
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