Description: The Pioneer Childrens Memorial honors the fallen children who died along the pioneer trail.
Remembering those along the way.
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“Let us never forget the cost of our faith.” Gordon B. Hinckley The Memorial Thousands of pioneer children walked, rode and camped their way through more than 1,300-miles of trail from Council Bluffs, Iowa to the Land of Zion in Utah. It was an adventure for most. They played and argued like most children. They picked berries, slept out under the stars, and danced. Most made it to Utah no worse for the wear. Tragically, however, 684 of them died on the trail.