Pioneer Memorial Museum

Pioneer Memorial Museum (300 North Street and Main Street) on the Mormon Pioneer NHT.

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Quick Facts

Location:

300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City

Significance:

Features displays and collections of memorabilia from the time the earliest settlers entered the Valley of the Great Salt Lake

MANAGED BY:

Daughters of Utah Pioneers

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers proudly proclaims the museum as “the world’s largest collection of artifacts on one particular subject.” The claim is easy to believe: this museum is packed with thousands of objects both mundane and fascinating, all part of Mormon history. Allow at least a couple of hours to visit. Objects of particular note include an Army supply wagon captured from Albert Sidney Johnston’s troops by the Mormon militia during the 1857 Utah War; and three feathers from the “Miracle of the Quail,” when a flock of quail fluttered into an encampment of starving Mormon refugees on the Mississippi River in 1846.

Upon leaving the museum, walk out to the sidewalk and look north up Main Street for a view of Ensign Peak.
Site Information

Location (300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City)

 

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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Mormon Pioneer Trail: Salt Lake City Itinerary

This site is on the Salt Lake City Itinerary. Each site provides the opportunity to experience and learn about Salt Lake City, a pioneer waystation as well as a destination, and its rich combined history of the Mormon Pioneer, Pony Express, and California national historic trails.