Pioneer Square

Mormon pioneers wintered in the Old Fort here in 1847-48, and some settlers lived there for several years. On August 10, 1847, Brigham Young laid foundation stones for four of the seventeen houses built of logs and sun-dried mud blocks, and on August 11, 1847, the first adobe in the nine-foot wall was laid. The houses formed part of the wall enclosing this ten-acre block for protection against Indians, and the fort was completed in November 1847. On July 24, 1898, Pioneer Square was dedicated as a public park, and the improved park opened July 24, 1903.

Salt Lake City, Utah · United States