Pictures taken by Allan Varney. The Harrison Daily News ran the following story concerning the problem on March 29, 1998. The story was written by J.K. Fancher. Mountain Meadows Memorial, near Cedar City, Utah, toppled forward onto the viewing semi-circle plaza sometime during the first week of March. No evidence of vandalism has been found.
Causes seem to be natural.
The area was rocked by a substantial earthquake shortly after its completion. The entire face fell during the night as they looked for a way to stabilize it. The fallen panels will be temporarily moved to the parking lot to make room for equipment to be moved into the damaged area. Spectrum story on monument problems of 1998. The story did not end at Mountain Meadows.