Utah's History

By c-dawg7

  • This is the Place

    This is the Place
    Brigham Young and first mormon pioneers arrive in what is now Salt Lake City.

  • Utah becomes a U.S. Territory

    Utah becomes a U.S. Territory
    Utah is named a territory and is one for 46 years.

  • Continental Railroad

    Continental Railroad
    On this date, the two railroad companies met in Promontory Summit. It was celebrated by the nailing of the golden spikes.

  • Brigham Young Academy

    Brigham Young Academy
    Brigham Young Academy was established.

  • Edmunds-Tucker Act

    Edmunds-Tucker Act
    The Edmunds-Tucker Act was passed, naming slavery and polygamy the 'twin relics of barbarism.'

  • First Manifesto

    First Manifesto
    Wilford Woodruff issued the First Manifesto, making it known that mormons no longer practiced polygamy. This did not stop it all though.

  • Statehood at Last

    Statehood at Last
    Utah officially becomes the 45th state in the U.S.A.

  • Zion National Park

    Zion National Park
    Zion National Park was established in Southern Utah.