First Encampment Park
Public pocket park in Salt Lake City, Utah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Encampment Park is a public pocket park in the Liberty Wells neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is near the location where the initial group of Mormon pioneers spent their first night in what was then Mexico's Salt Lake Valley, on July 22, 1847. Meant to honor this first encampment in the valley, the park was dedicated on July 22, 1997, exactly 150 years after the event. Developed by local congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the park was donated to the people of Salt Lake City.
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Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′0.01″N 111°52′37.7″W |
Area | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) |
Opened | July 22, 1997 (1997-07-22) |
Status | Open year round |
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