The Icelandic Memorial (shown behind) was dedicated on June 25, 2005. A similar monument was constructed in Iceland on the Westmann Island in 2000. Photo Courtesy Derek J. Tangren

The Mormon Historic Sites Foundation helped support the Icelandic Association of Utah, Inc. to expand an outdoor memorial in Spanish Fork, Utah.

The memorial is located at 400 South 800 East in Spanish Fork and it's dedication was part of the sesquicentennial celebration of June 23-26, 2005 to honor the 410 Icelanders who immigrated to Utah between 1855 and 1914.

The project included landscaping, adding benches and seating, moving a one-ton rock from the Westmann Island in Iceland to Spanish Fork, adding interactive story plaques telling the story of Icelandic pioneers who immigrated to Utah, and creating a "Wall of Honor" memorial. This memorial is similar to the monument placed on the Westmann Islands in Iceland in 2000 and includes the names of the 410 immigrants who came to Utah.