Mount Olivet Civil War Cannon

Not everything in a historic cemetery is old. This cannon was placed at Mount Olivet in 2003—well over a century after the war it commemorates—among the graves of the Union soldiers buried here. There's something telling in the date: the Civil War generation was long gone, yet someone still felt the pull to mark them with a weapon of their era, iron and deliberate, aimed at nothing. It's a reminder that remembrance isn't a single act but a habit later generations keep choosing to renew.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Red Butte Garden — 1.4 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.5 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 1.5 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Liberty Park — 1.6 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Mount Olivet G.A.R. Obelisk — steps away
• Keith M. Engar — 0.3 mi
• David O. McKay — 0.3 mi
• George Thomas Building — 0.4 mi