After their founder, Joseph Smith, was murdered in 1844, the Mormons˙members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints˙moved westward from their settlement in
Nauvoo, Illinois, under the leadership of Brigham Young.
When Young surveyed the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, he proclaimed, "This is the
right place." Thousands of Mormon pioneers followed him over the next two decades,
many of them pushing their belongings in handcarts.
The original 40-acre plot with log houses where the Mormons settled is the modern Salt
Lake City, and the day on which Young chose the site is celebrated not only in Utah but
in surrounding states with significant Mormon populations, such as Idaho, Arizona,
Nevada, Wyoming, and California.
Other states observe their own Pioneer Day at different times of the year.
Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Mormon+Pioneer+Day
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