Sample Timeline "The Early History of the U"

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  • The University of Utah is established

    The University of Utah is established
    In 1850, a Board of Regents was organized by Brigham Young to establish a university in Salt Lake City, the University of Deseret.

  • The First Chancellor

    The First Chancellor
    Orson Spencer is named as the first chancellor of the University.

  • The University is Closed

    The University is Closed
    The University of Deseret is closed due to lack of funds and feeder schools.

  • The University Begins to be Reestablished

    The University Begins to be Reestablished
    After years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City Council House began to be reestablished under the guidance of David O. Calder.

  • The University Moves

    The University Moves
    In 1876, the university moves out of the Salt Lake City Council House into the Union Academy building.

  • More Space is Added

    The university expands into Union Square

  • Name Change

    Name Change
    The school's name was changed to the University of Utah.

  • John R. Park

    John R. Park
    John R. Park, the intellectual father of the University of Utah, began arranging to obtain the land which belonged to the U.S. Army's Fort Douglas.

  • The University of Utah Finds a Home

    The University of Utah Finds a Home
    Land on the bench of Salt Lake Valley was granted by Fort Douglas to the University of Utah, where they moved to and remain today.

  • John R. Park Dies

    Upon his death, John R. Park left his entire fortune plus his library to the University of Utah. The university grew rapidly in the early 20th century.