Utah History Timeline

By xTemeraire

  • Arriving in Salt Lake Valley

    Arriving in Salt Lake Valley
    First Mormon pioneers arrive in Salt Lake Valley.

  • Grasshoppers Eat Crops

    Grasshoppers Eat Crops
    Swarms of grasshoppers arrive and start eating all the crops: Seagulls come and eat all of them

  • Movemnt for Statehood

    Movemnt for Statehood
    Utah starts planning third movement for Statehood.

  • Polygamists Prosecuted

    Polygamists Prosecuted
    Congress makes it legal to prosecute people who practice polygamy.

  • Edmunds-Tucker Act

    Edmunds-Tucker Act
    Edmunds-Tucker act is passed making it illegal to cohabitate.

  • Utah Becomes a State

    Utah Becomes a State
    Utah becomes the 45th state

  • Scofield Mine Disaster

    Scofield Mine Disaster
    200 people killed in Scofield Mine Disaster.

  • Sego Lilly Becomes State Flower

    Sego Lilly Becomes State Flower
    Sego Lillies became the state flower. Because of food scarcity, people ate the roots.

  • Arches National Park Established

    Arches National Park Established
    Arches National Park is established as a National Monument.

  • First Chair Life

    First Chair Life
    First Chair lift ever made in Alta.

  • Japanese-American Relocation Camp

    Japanese-American Relocation Camp
    The Topaz internment camp opens for Japanese-americans.

  • Utah's Motto

    Utah's motto officially becomes "Industry"

  • Canyonlands National Park

    Canyonlands National Park
    Canyonlands National park is opened.