Erected in 1930, the Sugar House Monument has long stood as a testament to the hard work of early Salt Lake pioneers making the valley sustainable.

In 1855, city leaders and early Mormon settlers sought to create the first factory in the western United States to process beets into refined sugar.

In the 1920s, sculptor Millard F. Malin pitched the idea of erecting a monument in honor of early manufacturing to the Sugar House Business Men's League.

The league and the city of Salt Lake jointly funded the $2,000 monument sculpted by Malin and his two fellow artists; Edward Anderson and Lorenzo Young.

The one on the north side, representing the old sugar mill, was added to the monument in 1948)[3]The plaque reads "May the spirit of this courageous venture continue to characterize this community".