Utah History By onetwothreefour Jul 24, 1842 Brigham Young got to Utah Sep 9, 1850 Utah Becomes Territory May 10, 1869 Continental Railroad meets in Utah Mar 1, 1879 First Phone in Utah Mar 22, 1882 Congress outlaws Polygamy. Jan 4, 1896 Utah Becomes State Aug 19, 1906 Creator of TV was born in Beaver Jul 24, 1919 Zion National Park Dedicated Sep 15, 1928 Bryce Canyon National Park Established