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- What is the history of Pioneer Day celebrations? Pioneer Day wasn’t celebrated until two years after the pioneers’ 1847 arrival in the Salt Lake Valley.
- Who were the first Latter-day Saint pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley? In April 1847, the first group of Latter-day Saint pioneers to attempt the journey to the Salt Lake Valley left Winter Quarters, Nebraska, with Brigham Young as their leader.
- Did Brigham Young ever actually say, “This is the right place”? The first recorded use of “This is the right place” did not come directly from Brigham Young but from Wilford Woodruff, who used the phrase while quoting Brigham Young during an 1880 Pioneer Day speech at the Tabernacle; this was nearly three years after Brigham’s death.
- Who was the last of the 1847 pioneers to die? The last pioneer to die from Brigham Young’s 1847 vanguard company was Lorenzo S. Young, who died on March 28, 1924.
Jul 22, 2021 · The Days of ’47 Parade takes place Friday at 9 a.m. in downtown Salt Lake City. The route starts at South Temple and State, runs east to 200 East, turns south to 900 South, and then east to Liberty Park. Visit Daysof47.com to view a map of the parade and marathon routes.
Pioneer Days in Kalida, Ohio…………celebrating the 148th Pioneer in 2020, and still going strong! Pioneer Days is the oldest festival in Ohio. But, it’s more than just a festival that has been around awhile.
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What: Days of ’47 KUTV Virtual Pops Concert When: Available on demand through Oct. 1 Where: daysof47.com
Wellsville What: Cache Valley Rendezvous and Pioneer Festival When: July 24-25 Where: American West Heritage Center (awhctickets.org)
Bountiful What: Bountiful fireworks display When:July 24, 9:30 p.m. Where: Mueller Park Junior High (handcartdays.org)
Panguitch What: Panguitch Pioneer Day celebration When: July 24; Parade: 10 a.m.; Rodeo: 6 p.m. Where: Parade: Center and Main; Rodeo: Triple C Arena (panguitch.com)
Enoch What: Enoch Pioneer Day celebration and fireworks show When: July 24, 10 p.m. Where: Old Enoch Park (visitcedarcity.com)
Levan What: Pioneer Day parade and fireworks When: July 24, 10 a.m.; fireworks: 10 p.m. Where: 100 E. 300 South (levantown.org)
Kanab What: Kanab Music Festival and fireworks display When:July 24-25, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fireworks: July 24, 10 p.m. Where: Jacob Hamblin Park; Fireworks: Jackson Flat Reservoir (visitsouthernutah.com)
This Is the Place Heritage Park What: Pioneer Day activities When:July 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: This Is the Place Heritage Park (thisistheplace.org)
Monticello What: Pioneer Day parade and fireworks display When: Parade: July 25, 10:30 a.m.; Fireworks: July 25, 10 p.m. Where: Parade: Main Street; Fireworks: 449 E. Center (facebook.com/events)
Kamas What: Kamas Fiesta Days and fireworks displays When: July 24-25; Fireworks: 10 p.m. Where: Various locations in Kamas (kamascityut.gov)
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Jul 23, 2019 · It was Pioneer Day in Utah, marking the two year anniversary of the first group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to reach the Salt Lake Valley after an overland trek from Illinois and beyond.
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