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26097
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2
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English
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Avard T. Fairbanks and the Winter Quarters Monument
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Nebraska History
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Spring 2014
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95
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3
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Lincoln, NE
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Nebraska State Historical Society
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176-185
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The article discusses the history behind the 1936 Winter Quarters Monument in Omaha, Nebraska designed by Avard T. Fairbanks, which commemorates the Mormon pioneers of the late 1840s who died in their Winter Quarters encampment during winter, near present day Omaha. An overview of the sculptures within the Winter Quarters Monument is provided.