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Seagull Monument

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Recommended sightseeing time:0.5-2 hours
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Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, United StatesMap
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Legend of the Seagull Monument: The Seagull Monument is a monument in front of the Salt Lake City Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, to commemorate what some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called the Seagull Miracle. In the spring of 1848, Mormon pioneers first planted crops in Utah. When the crops matured, locusts descended from the eastern side of the valley to the farm. According to legend, seagulls devoured swarms of locusts and were rescued. This event, commonly known as the "miracle of seagulls", was used by late saints as a miracle. To celebrate the role of seagulls in the first year of their pioneering migration to Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints erected a monument to seagulls in Temple Square in Salt Lake City. At the top of the monument is a bronze statue of two seagulls swallowing insects, designed by the sculptor Mahonri M. Young. Young studied in France and was the grandson of Mormon leader Brigham Young. The monument was dedicated by the Mormon General on October 1, 1913. The Seagull Monument is considered the first dedicated bird monument.

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