Utah History

By Bailley

  • First People In Salt Lake Valley

    Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow were the first two mormons into the Salt Lake Valley

  • Mormon Nauvoo templed destroyed

    Nauvoo temple was destroyed by a tornado

  • The abolishment of Slavery

    The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, officially getting rid of slavery.

  • St. George Temple

    The St. George Temple was dedicated

  • Edmunds Act

    Edmunds act passed by Congress making it unlawful to be a polygamist.

  • Utah became a state

    Finally Utah moves on from long-time territory into official statehood.

  • The Spanish American War

    The Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines