Simon Bamberger Bust

Simon Bamberger was an unlikely Utah governor: a German-born Jewish railroad man elected in 1916, the first non-Mormon and the only Jewish governor in the state's history. He'd already made his mark building the Bamberger Railroad between Salt Lake and Ogden and developing the Lagoon resort along its line. As governor he pushed Progressive-era reforms. This bust honors him — and quietly marks something that surprises people about early Utah: that a heavily Latter-day Saint state elected a Jewish immigrant to its highest office, and remembered him fondly enough to cast him in bronze.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.5 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.5 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 0.9 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

• Dr. Don Lind — steps away
• Daniel C. Jackling — steps away
• Emmeline Wells Bust — steps away
• George Edward Wahlen Memorial — steps away