Freedom Trail Monuments

In the spring of 1983, a freak warm spell sent City Creek roaring out of its channel, and Memory Grove drowned in mud and gravel—fountains buried, monuments swept off, an entryway column undermined until it had to be torn down. What saved the place was people: volunteers who showed up to dig it out. In 1984 the city dedicated the Freedom Trail, the unpaved path running up the canyon above the lawns, to that spirit of volunteerism. It's the rare memorial a park raises to its own survival.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.6 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.6 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 0.8 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.4 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Stone Bridge — steps away
• Army 145th Field Artillery Monument — steps away
• Vietnam POW & MIA Memorial — steps away
• Captain James B. Austin (WWI) — steps away