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Mexico Claims Utah
In 1821, Mexico won its indpendence from Spain and claimed Utah as part of its territory. -
Discovery of the Great Salt Lake
Jim Bridger is sent by General William H Ashley to trap beaver in Utah. While he was here he discovered the Great Salt Lake. -
Antoine Robidoux builds the first trading post in the Uintah Basin
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First Wagon Train to Cross Utah
Capt. John Bartleson leads the first wagon train across Utah to California. -
Exploration of the Great Basin
Kit Carson and John C Fremont explore the Great Basin. -
Fort Buenaventura
Fort Buenaventura WebsiteFort Buenaventura is built near present day Ogden. It was the first permanent Anglo settlement in the area. It was built by Miles Goodyear and his wife. It helped transition the area from the nomadic ways of the Indians and the Mountain Men, to permanent settlement. -
First Band of Mormon Pioneers Arrive
Utah State SongBrigham Young arrived with the first wagon train party of Mormon Pioneers. He said the famous words "This is the place!" when he saw the valley. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
When the US won the Mexican War, they signed a peace treaty that was called the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It offically ceded the land of Utah to the United States of America. -
State of Deseret
The constitutional convention proposes the State of Deseret. It encompassed the entire great basin area, this is a lot bigger than Utah is today. -
Utah Territory
The US Senate denied the request for the State of Deseret. They rejected the name proposed by the Mormon settlers and they shrunk the borders, and instead organized "Utah Territory." -
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The Utah War
The Utah War didn't actually have any battles, but the US government sent troops to Utah to remove Governor Brigham Young and replace him with a governor that they appointed for Utah Territory. They had chosen Alfred Cumming. The Mormon settlers did not want the army to come into Salt Lake City and tried very hard to keep them out, that is why this is called a war. -
Utah Black Hawk War
This was the last conflict the Mormon Settlers had with the Indians in Utah Territory. After this war was over, the Indians were moved to the Uintah and Ouray reservations in the Uintah Basin. The war lasted until 1868. -
Transcontinental Railroad is Completed
Iron Wheels A-rolling The Union and Central Pacific Railroads finally united the nation with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. They met at Promontory Point in Utah Territory. This place is now considered a National Historic Site. They finalized the railroad with a "golden spike." -
Utah's First Hospital
Utah's first hospital was built by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. It was named Holy Cross Hospital and was run by the Catholic Church. It is still operating today but is now called the Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. -
First Telephone Service in Utah
Ogden was the first city in Utah Territory to establish a telephone service. -
Statehood for Utah
Utah Becomes a State
President Grover Cleveland finally granted statehood for Utah. Utah became the 45th state in the United States of America. Heber M. Wells was inaugurated as the first governor of the new state.
