100 years ago today - Oct 01, 1913

President Joseph F. Smith dedicates Mahonri Young's Seagull Monument, commemorating the miracle of the gulls that ate crickets threatening to destroy the crops of the Saints in the spring of 1848.

[Source: The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com]

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