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1300
Native American Tribes
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First European Explorers
The first Europeans didn't arrive in Utah until the 1700s when Spanish explorer Juan Antonio de Rivera visited in 1765. He claimed the land for Spain and found the Colorado River. In 1776, another expedition entered Utah from Mexico. It was led by Franciscan priests looking for a way to California. -
Mountain Men Explorers
In the 1820s trappers explored most of Utah’s rivers and valleys as well as some of the desert land. Jedediah Smith, one of the great explorers, made several significant journeys through Utah and publicized South Pass in Wyoming, over which thousands of later immigrants traveled. Trapper Jim Bridger reported his sighting of the Great Salt Lake in 1824; -
Mormon Pioneers Arrive
In 1847, a group of 148 Mormons traveled to Utah led by Brigham Young. They settled in the Salt Lake Valley and named their settlement the Great Salt Lake City. The next year, 1,650 more Mormons arrived. -
Utah Becomes A State
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Transcontinental Railroad connected with Golden Spike
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Women Win Right to Vote
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Zion National Park established
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Winter Olympics come to Utah
