Seagull Monument, Bronze bird monument at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, United States.
The Seagull Monument features two bronze seagulls perched on a granite column made from stone sourced from Mount Airy, North Carolina.
In 1848, large flocks of California gulls arrived at the Salt Lake Valley and consumed swarms of crickets that threatened the Mormon settlers' crops.
The monument, dedicated in 1913, stands as the first memorial to birds in the United States and represents divine intervention in Mormon history.
The monument remains temporarily inaccessible until 2026 due to renovations of the Assembly Hall and surrounding Temple Square grounds.
The original monument site included a pool with water lilies and goldfish, which were later replaced by rainbow trout as seagulls kept eating them.
GPS coordinates: 40.76976,-111.89283
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:05
Essential sites of Salt Lake City include the Mormon religious complex Temple Square, the government buildings of the Capitol, the natural areas of the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island, history and science museums, as well as botanical gardens. The city also offers cultural institutions such as the public library, the planetarium, and various historical monuments related to Mormon pioneers. The surroundings allow for exploration of the Wasatch Mountains and the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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