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Opinion: Why Martha Hughes Cannon's statue in Washington is so important
The other Utah statue is of Brigham Young. Each state is allowed two statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington. Cannon was a pioneer from Wales who came to Utah with her ...
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Martha Hughes Cannon statue installed in U.S. Capitol’s Emancipation Hall
The Capitol also features a statue of Brigham Young. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said because of Martha’s place in Statuary Hall — where she stands among the 100 statues representing two ...