• Erected in 1859
• Gate entrance originally 22 feet wide with pillars resting on a cobblestone wall
• Former gateway into the property of Brigham Young
• Original eagle had 11-foot wingspan
• Original eagle made of 5 wooden blocks, weighed 500 pounds
• Original removed in 1891 to be electroplated with copper
• In 1960 the eagle was accidentally knocked off by a swinging crane and damaged
• Reconstruction and enlargement of eagle in 1963
• Today's eagle made of 88 percent copper with 12 percent zinc, tin, and lead
• Remodeled eagle covered in bronze
• Monument weighs 4,000 pounds
• Eagle is 36 feet above the street from the base of the beehive that it stands on
Today's eagle has a 20-foot wingspan
• Situated at intersection of State Street and South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City
• Honors early pioneers of Salt Lake City