Pioneer Day is a holiday celebrated on the24th of Julyand is an official holiday in theU.S.state of Utah. This holiday commemorates the first group of Mormons led by Brigham Young to pioneer into the Salt Lake Valley onJuly24, 1847. This is where the Mormons settled after they had been...
With solemn ceremonies, the settlers consecrated the two-square-mile city, and sent back word that the “promised land” was found. By the end of 1847, nearly 2000 Mormons settled in the Salt Lake Valley. The first Pioneer Day was celebrated in 1849 with a parade, band music and speeches...