Hyrum Smith - Hyrum, Utah
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N 41° 38.031 W 111° 51.382
12T E 428672 N 4609478
This statue of Hyrum Smith, brother of the founder of the Mormon religion, stands in the Hyrum City Square at approximately 45 W Main Street in Hyrum, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGZ2M
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2013
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This life-size bronze statue of Hyrum Smith shows him dressed in the formal clothing of the middle 1800s and with his hands propped on a walking stick, a common male accessory of his day.
Hyrum, Utah is named after Hyrum Smith, brother of Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph and Hyrum were martyred for their faith at Carthage, Illinois in 1844, 16 years before Hyrum was settled.