Utah's History

By c-dawg7
  • This is the Place

    This is the Place

    Brigham Young and first mormon pioneers arrive in what is now Salt Lake City.
  • Utah becomes a U.S. Territory

    Utah becomes a U.S. Territory

    Utah is named a territory and is one for 46 years.
  • Continental Railroad

    Continental Railroad

    On this date, the two railroad companies met in Promontory Summit. It was celebrated by the nailing of the golden spikes.
  • Brigham Young Academy

    Brigham Young Academy

    Brigham Young Academy was established.
  • Edmunds-Tucker Act

    Edmunds-Tucker Act

    The Edmunds-Tucker Act was passed, naming slavery and polygamy the 'twin relics of barbarism.'
  • First Manifesto

    First Manifesto

    Wilford Woodruff issued the First Manifesto, making it known that mormons no longer practiced polygamy. This did not stop it all though.
  • Statehood at Last

    Statehood at Last

    Utah officially becomes the 45th state in the U.S.A.
  • Zion National Park

    Zion National Park

    Zion National Park was established in Southern Utah.