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Important Dates for Utah

By alawrence31
  • Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Atanasio Dominguez Exploration

    Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Atanasio Dominguez Exploration

    Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Atanasio Dominguez made their first far-reaching exploration of the Utah region.
  • Jim Bridger Sees Great Salt Lake

    Jim Bridger Sees Great Salt Lake

    Between 1824-1825, Jim Bridger was probably the first person to see the Great Salt Lake.
  • Brigham Young Arrives with Pioneers in the Valley

    Brigham Young Arrives with Pioneers in the Valley

    Brigham Young and the first Mormon Pioneers arrived in the Great Salt Lake region.
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    The United States won the Utah area from Mexico at teh end of the Mexican War.
  • State of Desert and Mormon Constitution

    State of Desert and Mormon Constitution

    The Mormons created the State of Desert and adopted their first constitution.
  • Utah Territory Established

    Utah Territory Established

    Congress Established the Utah Territory.
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    Pony Express Crossed Utah

  • Telegraph Lines Meet in Salt Lake City

    Telegraph Lines Meet in Salt Lake City

    Telegraph lines met at Salt Lake City, providing the first transcontinental telegraph service.
  • Transcontinental Railroad Completed

    Transcontinental Railroad Completed

    BBC Transcontinental RR VideoThe first transcontinental railroad system was completed at Promontory.
  • "1890 Manifesto"

    "1890 Manifesto"

    Mormons in Utah were advised by their church president Wilford Woodruff to give up polyhamy. Polygamy was prohibited after 1904.
  • Utah Became 45th State

    Utah Became 45th State

    Utah became the 45th state of the United States of America.