Old Folks Day

This monument is topped not with a general or a prophet but with the bust of Charles R. Savage, the pioneer photographer — and it honors not his famous photographs but his kindness. In 1874 Savage, troubled by how the elderly were left behind at community gatherings, conceived "Old Folks' Day": an annual outing where Utahns over seventy were feted and entertained by the young. The first, in 1875, carried 180 of them by rail and steamer to the Great Salt Lake's shore. The tradition lasted, statewide, until 1970.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — steps away
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — steps away
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.4 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 1.9 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian — steps away
• Desert News Building — steps away
• Zions First National Bank — steps away
• Joseph Smith — steps away