Jan. 6, 2025

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Salt Lake City invites organizations based in the city to submit historical marker ideas to help foster inclusivity and a comprehensive representation of local history.

Businesses, nonprofits, community councils, and chambers of commerce can help the City preserve and educate residents and visitors by submitting requests through February 28, 2025, for a range of historical events, people, and places for proposed historical markers.

“Programs like this are so important because they shine a light on the stories of communities whose histories have often been overlooked,” said Damian Choi, Salt Lake City’s Chief Impact Officer. “By sharing these stories, we can better understand and appreciate the full, rich mosaic of our past. These markers help ensure that these voices remain visible and valued, reminding us all that their contributions are an essential part of our shared journey.”

A historical marker is a physical sign or plaque erected at a specific location to commemorate a significant historical event, person, or place. It is informative, providing brief information about the site’s historical significance.

Salt Lake City aims for all markers to be appropriately located, visible, and respectful of the historical significance of the commemorated site or event.

This pilot is in partnership with the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office of Access & Belonging, the Salt Lake City Council, and the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission.

“Salt Lake City is known as the ‘Crossroads of the West’ because, for generations, it has served as a connecting point for intersecting peoples and cultures,” said Salt Lake City Council Member Chris Wharton. “This program allows the stories of different communities to be shared in a way that informs the present and inspires the future.”

Following submissions, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office of Access & Belonging, with support from the Human Rights Commission, will identify and approve new historical markers.

For more information, visit www.slc.gov/access-belonging/salt-lake-city-historical-markers-pilot-program/.