Erik H. Olafsson Eagle Scout Project, Union, Utah
N 40° 36.576 W 111° 50.930
12T E 428191 N 4495766
This monument is the Eagle Scout project for Erik H. Olafsson, and is located in the historic Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (established in 1851).
Waymark Code: WMA2N6
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2010
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This monument commemorates a war is this nearly overlooked by most historians and Americans:
The text on the monument reads:
"Mexican War
U.S. Mormon Battalion
In Memory of the brave men of the Mormon Battalion who died along the trail from Iowa to California in 1846-1848, and lie in unknown graves.
Eagle Scout Project Erik H. Olafsson-1993"
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