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8000 BCE
Earliest Native Americans
The earliest inhabitants of Utah were the Native American people living around the Great Basin. They lived off of the fish, birds, and small game of this area. -
1540
European Exploration
The Spanish explorer Coronado may have crossed into Utah during one of his expeditions. Fun fact: Provo was named after Etienne Provost, a fur trapper that came over in 1825. -
Mormon Settlement
Mormon pioneers trekked across hundreds of thousands of miles to settle "Zion", a land prepared to host the foundation of Church headquarters. -
Utah Territory
The Utah Territory was created with the Compromise of 1850, after a previous state proposal as "Deseret". -
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Slavery
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Statehood
Utah was finally granted statehood! Read more: Statehood
