1997 Sesquicentennial Trekkers

Half a century after the Centennial Trekkers, the Sons of Utah Pioneers did it again. In July 1997, 168 people stood in for the first pioneer company and drove the sesquicentennial trail — Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley, the exodus of 1846 and the crossing of 1847 folded into a single motor journey. Church President Gordon B. Hinckley met them at the Canyon Rim Stake Center on July 22 and told them they had accomplished something remarkable. Beside this plaque, a companion tablet lists every trekker by name.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 3.1 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Emigration Canyon — 3.7 mi
  The final stretch of trail the Mormon pioneers took into the valley
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 3.9 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Red Butte Garden — 4.2 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views

More markers nearby

• Horace A. Sorensen — steps away
• Mormon Pioneer Trail, Centennial Trekkers — steps away
• Handcart Companies — steps away
• The Overland Stage — steps away