This Is the Place Monument

This Is the Place Monument is a commemorative bronze sculpture group and plaza located within This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, marking the site associated with Mormon pioneer settlement. The monument honours the arrival of Brigham Young and the pioneer company and serves as the focal point of the adjacent heritage park.

The plaza features a multi-figure bronze group and a formal monument setting, with panoramic views across the Salt Lake Valley that are part of the visitor experience. The surrounding heritage park contains restored and reconstructed pioneer-era buildings, interpretive exhibits and seasonal programming that illustrate settler life.

The monument was commissioned and installed in the mid-20th century as a civic memorial to the 1847 pioneer arrival and has since been integrated with the heritage park that interprets regional pioneer history. The site functions as both a memorial and an open-air museum for educational visits and public events.

The monument and park sit on Salt Lake City’s east bench at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, within the city’s foothills and overlooking the Salt Lake Valley; it is a short drive from downtown Salt Lake City.

• Sculptor and date: The bronze sculpture group was created by Mahonri Young and was installed as a civic memorial to pioneer settlement in the mid-20th century.

What to See #

• Monument group: The sculpture group and plinth form a central focal point within the heritage park, often used as a photo point and viewpoint over the valley.
• Heritage Park: The surrounding This Is The Place Heritage Park contains reconstructed pioneer-period buildings and interpretive displays that complement the monument.