George Q. Cannon Marker - Salt Lake City, Utah
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brwhiz
N 40° 44.384 W 111° 54.992
12T E 422615 N 4510269
This historical marker was placed to celebrate the American Bicentennial and honor the contributions of local pioneers around the time of the American Centennial.
Waymark Code: WMH0KQ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2013
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The historical marker in front of the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City reads:
George Q. Cannon
To this part of Salt Lake Valley in 1870, came a great man, George Q. Cannon. He improved the swampy land and it became a fertile productive farm. He established a school for his children and the children of the few families who lived in the vicinity. One block west stands the "red" school house. Other pioneer land-owners were William H. Clayton and William Hickenlooper. Cannon Ward was organized May 31, 1896, with members housed in a one-room structure on the site of the present chapel.
Cannon Stake 1976
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