Planning the City - Salt Lake City, UT
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Chasing Blue Sky
N 40° 46.087 W 111° 53.466
12T E 424794 N 4513398
This historical marker is located on the sky bridge over Main Street at the City Creek Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
Waymark Code: WME4H3
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member hobbycachegirl
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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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