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Trails

where were the trails they used? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.247.251.68 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 16 February 2005

See Mormon Trail, California Trail, Oregon Trail & Old Spanish Trail (trade route). -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 20:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The railroad was welcomed by the Mormon Leadership, not shunned

There is a slew of evidence that the Mormons welcomed the railroad, and as early as 1854 were petitioning Congress to build the Pacific Railway through Salt Lake City. The statement that it "was not regarded as especially beneficial by the Mormons who governed the territory" in the article is false. Brigham Young was in the southern part of the territory at the time due to ecclesiastical responsibilities, but there were plenty of Mormon leaders present on May 10, 1868, including Bishop Lorin Farr and Apostle Ezra T. Benson. As such I have deleted that sentence. D&RGW 223 (talk) 02:04, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! This is to let editors know that the featured picture File:Utah territory coat of arms (illustrated, 1876).jpg, which is used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for September 9, 2021. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2021-09-09. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Utah Territory was a U.S. territory in the Western United States that existed from its creation on September 9, 1850, to its admission to the Union on January 4, 1896 as the State of Utah. This picture shows the Utah Territory's historical coat of arms, as illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell in State Arms of the Union, published in 1876 by Louis Prang. The escutcheon depicts a beehive, representing the state's industrious and hard-working inhabitants, and sego lilies symbolizing peace.

Illustration credit: Henry Mitchell; restored by Andrew Shiva

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The 1854 Territory Flag

I have found a minimal discerption of a territory flag used in 1854 "territorial flag with its stars, stripes, eagle, and bee-hive waved gracefully from the tall staff on temple block" Deseret News 1854-07-27 (https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2580580&q=banner+flag&sort=date_tdt+asc%2Cparent_i+asc%2Cpage_i+asc) Tablelegs6 (talk) 16:35, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]