Important Years in Utah History

By kenna71
  • Pioneers and Brigham Young

    Pioneers and Brigham Young
    Brigham Young along with the pioneers cam and settled in Utah.
  • Mountain Meadows Massacre

    Mountain Meadows Massacre
    During the Utah War these immigrants from Arkansas were heading to California. There was a series of a attacks on the Fancher-Baker Wagon Train. It was a mass slaughter done by Mormons and local Indians.
  • The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act

    The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
    President Abraham Lincoln signed a law banding bigamy.
  • Transcontinental Railroad

    In Promontory Summit the Union Pacific Railroad company met up with the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
  • BYU

    BYU
    BYU was established today!
  • Edmunds-tucker Act

    The edmunds-tucker act was passed and polygamy became illegal.
  • Statehood

    Statehood
    Utah became a state after a very long time.
  • Edmunds Law

    The Edmunds Law was passed and many Mormons went into hiding.