Planning the City - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This marker is situated on the north wall of the sky bridge over Main Street, between the two sections of the City Creek Center. The marker reads:

PLANNING THE CITY

BEGINNING POINT OF THE CITY SURVEY

On July 28, 1847, Brigham Young walked between two branches of City Creek, waved his hands across the landscape and announced publicly that a temple would be built on that site. With that act, he established the heart of the city and the spot from which Salt Lake City would be organized.

The survey began at the southeast corner of Temple Square. Wide streets and ten-acre blocks radiate out from that point according to the cardinal points of the compass, with four blocks reserved for public gatherings. The design followed Joseph Smith's plat of the City of Zion--the physical setting for a community striving to practice religious ideals.

While the imprint of Salt Lake City's origins still evident, the home and garden lots in the heart of the city were soon replaced by a thriving business district.

Photo: Aerograph Company, ca. 1927. Courtesy Church History Library.

Marker Name: Planning the City Marker Type: City County: Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City Group Responsible for Placement: City Creek Center Date Dedicated: March 2012 Addtional Information: Not listed Marker Number: Not listed Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/27/2012 Chasing Blue Sky visited it