Sesquicentennial Flag - Pioneer Park - Salt Lake City - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The Flag of the United States of America In the summer of 1847, this site, known than as the "Old Fort," was the first permanent Anglo-Saxon settlement in the west. It was here that the American Flag was first raised. This Sesquicentennial Flag Pole is raised as a tribute to the pioneers who lived on this site and settled the Salt Lake Valley.

July 18, 1997
Pioneer Park/Fort Restoration Committee
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Shirley Maynes U.S.M.B. Auxiliary - Louise C. Green I.S.D.U.P.
Gaylen Maynes U.S.M.B. - Elma Odegard I.S.D.U.P.
VerDon Parker - Neils Little
Gerald Woodmanse - Ruth Little
Hermoine Jex - Fae Nichols
Norma Amodt - Elizabeth Bowden
Paul Hutchison - Barbara Uzelac

Contributors
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Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Council
Salt Lake City Public Services
Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency

Marker Name: The Flag of the United States of America Marker Type: City Addtional Information: This marker is located in Pioneer Park, near the southeast corner. It is at the base of the northern of two flagpoles that are at the northwest corner of the off-leash dog run. County: Utah City: Salt Lake City Group Responsible for Placement: Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration Coordinating Council - Salt Lake City Public Services - Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency Date Dedicated: July 18, 1997 Marker Number: None Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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