German POW World War I Memorial

In the foothills above the city, the Fort Douglas post cemetery holds an unexpected group of graves: German nationals who died on American soil during the First World War. The fort served as an internment camp for German sailors, reservists, and enemy aliens, and many of those who died — a number of them in the 1918 influenza pandemic — were buried here by their captors. This memorial, dedicated in 1933, honors them. It's a striking thing to find in Utah: a monument over the enemy dead, tended with the same care as anyone else's.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Natural History Museum of Utah — 0.2 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Red Butte Garden — 0.5 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 0.8 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Emigration Canyon — 2.3 mi
  The final stretch of trail the Mormon pioneers took into the valley

More markers nearby

• Patrick Edward Connor — steps away
• Bear River Battle Memorial — steps away
• Original Cemetery Gate — steps away
• Fort Douglas Cemetery — steps away