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The world started to come to Salt Lake City in 1869 with the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, north of the city. By 1870 Salt Lake had been linked to it via the Utah Central Rail Road. People began to pour into Salt Lake seeking opportunities in mining and other industries.
Salt Lake City. / 40.76083°N 111.89111°W / 40.76083; -111.89111. Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA ...
Through the negotiations between emissary Thomas L. Kane, Young, Cumming and Johnston, control of Utah territory was peacefully transferred to Cumming, who entered an eerily vacant Salt Lake City in the spring of 1858. By agreement with Young, Johnston established the army at Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest.
Utah Territory. The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, [2] until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, [3] the 45th state. At its creation, the Territory of Utah included all of the present-day State ...
The Territory of Utah changes the name of Great Salt Lake County to Salt Lake County. 1866: May 5: U.S. President Andrew Johnson signs An Act concerning the Boundaries of the State of Nevada, annexing the portion of the Territory of Utah west of the 37th meridian west from Washington (114°02′43″W) to the State of Nevada. 1865: September 30
Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (typically referred to as ZCMI) was an American department store chain. It was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 9, 1868, by Brigham Young. For many years it used the slogan, "America's First Department Store."
0745-4724. Website. deseret .com. The Deseret News ( / ˌdɛzəˈrɛt / ⓘ) [3] is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4]
The Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument (also known as the Brigham Young Family Cemetery) [1] is a private cemetery and memorial. It is the burial site of Brigham Young and several of his wives and children. Part of the property was dedicated to the Mormon pioneers who died making the journey to Utah from Illinois and other parts of the world ...