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Independence Rock by William Henry Jackson

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According to legend, the rock got its name when a party of mountain men celebrated the Fourth of July there in 1830. Brigham Young let the first group of Mormons past the spot in 1847. Several years later diaries noted that the Mormons carved names in the rock for between $1 and $5.
  Independence Rock by William Henry Jackson