Utah By Nicolas Rodriguez de Cepeda Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Oct 4, 2024 United States of America Period: 1800 to 1900 Peak of Protestantism Period: Jan 1, 1823 to Oct 4, 2024 Mormon Sep 22, 1823 Joseph Smith finds the golden plates Period: Jan 1, 1847 to Jan 1, 2024 Utah Apr 27, 1847 First settlers arrive to Utah Jul 1, 1847 Founding of Salt Lake City 1848 Appeal for Deseret State This was declined by the Government and the territory of Utah was established, much smaller than what LDS church wanted 1856 Salt Lake City becomes the capital Jan 4, 1896 Utah gets accepted into the Union 1990 Fall of US religiousness 2020 Fall of Utah’s religiousness