The territory was organized by an Organic Act of Congress in 1850, on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union and the New Mexico Territory was added for the southern portion of the new Mexican land. The creation of the territory was part of the Compromise of 1850 that sought to preserve the balance of power between slave and free states. With the exception of a small area around the headwaters of the Colorado River in present-day Colorado, the United States had acquired all the land of the territory from Mexico with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848.
The creation of the Utah Territory was partially the result of the petition sent by the Mormon pioneers who had settled in the valley of the Great Salt Lake starting in 1847. The Mormons, under the leadership of Brigham Young, had petitioned Congress for entry into the Union as the State of Deseret, with its capital as Salt Lake City and with proposed borders that encompassed the entire Great Basin and the watershed of the Colorado River, including all or part of nine current U.S. states. The Mormon settlers had drafted a state constitution in 1849 and Deseret had become the de facto government in the Great Basin by the time of the creation of the Utah Territory.
Approximately 62% of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS (Mormons), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life. The world headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located in Utah's state capital, Salt Lake City. Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the United States, the only state with a Mormon majority, and the only state with a majority population belonging to a single church.
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2020 - Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Utah Annual History Conference 2020 - Rights & Responsibilities
Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Paul Reeve, University of Utah: Understanding Utah Territory’s 1852 “Act in Relation to Service”
Melvin Johnson, independent historian: John Burton of Parowan, Utah, 1797–1865: One Slave’s Life and Times in Pioneer Dixie
Reeve details the 1852 statute provisioning slavery in Utah Territory. Although “Act in Relation to Service” officially recognized slavery, the legislation provided for a gradual form of emancipation. Johnson details the life of John Burton (1797–1865), born to a white father and a slave mother (and who remained a slave until late in life). Burton’s life offers rare insight into the slave world of frontier Mormonism and challenges the boundaries of Mormon mythologie...
published: 31 Aug 2020
Metal Detecting the Utah Territory. US Belt Buckle found!!
This is day three of my three day hunt with DFX. We were joined by VT Mining again. It was my turn to hit it out of the park! Good times with good friends!!
published: 26 Oct 2017
Metal Detecting the Utah Territory Cavalry and Artillery finds in 20-30 mph winds!!
This was hunt day #3 for DFX, Miss H and myself. The winds were blowing hard from start to end, making it a challenging day for relic hunting and videoing alike.
published: 14 Jun 2018
Of the Utah territory during the Civil War (Civil War vlog #14)
Of some of the roles that the Utah territory played during the Civil War
published: 11 Nov 2017
Metal Detecting the Utah Territory. A short 90 minute hunt.
Metal Detecting the Utah Territory. A short 90 minute hunt. On my way home, I had some extra time pop up, I figured I'd put it to good use.
published: 15 Sep 2017
Salt Lake City - Utah State Capitol Building - Utah - USA - Salt Lake City Overlook
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City.
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex while restoring many of the capital's public spaces to t...
published: 05 Aug 2020
Metal Detecting the Utah Territory Solo Over Two Days..
I needed to have a hunt to myself. It turned out to be pretty good.
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Utah Annual History Conference 2020 - Rights & Responsibilities
Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Paul Reeve, University of Utah: Understanding Utah Ter...
Utah Annual History Conference 2020 - Rights & Responsibilities
Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Paul Reeve, University of Utah: Understanding Utah Territory’s 1852 “Act in Relation to Service”
Melvin Johnson, independent historian: John Burton of Parowan, Utah, 1797–1865: One Slave’s Life and Times in Pioneer Dixie
Reeve details the 1852 statute provisioning slavery in Utah Territory. Although “Act in Relation to Service” officially recognized slavery, the legislation provided for a gradual form of emancipation. Johnson details the life of John Burton (1797–1865), born to a white father and a slave mother (and who remained a slave until late in life). Burton’s life offers rare insight into the slave world of frontier Mormonism and challenges the boundaries of Mormon mythologies that enclose the religious community, with its heritage of racism and paternalism contrasting with its emphasis on family. After the presentations, Reeve and Johnson answer several questions about the African American experience, slavery, and the meaning of race in Utah history.
Utah Annual History Conference 2020 - Rights & Responsibilities
Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Paul Reeve, University of Utah: Understanding Utah Territory’s 1852 “Act in Relation to Service”
Melvin Johnson, independent historian: John Burton of Parowan, Utah, 1797–1865: One Slave’s Life and Times in Pioneer Dixie
Reeve details the 1852 statute provisioning slavery in Utah Territory. Although “Act in Relation to Service” officially recognized slavery, the legislation provided for a gradual form of emancipation. Johnson details the life of John Burton (1797–1865), born to a white father and a slave mother (and who remained a slave until late in life). Burton’s life offers rare insight into the slave world of frontier Mormonism and challenges the boundaries of Mormon mythologies that enclose the religious community, with its heritage of racism and paternalism contrasting with its emphasis on family. After the presentations, Reeve and Johnson answer several questions about the African American experience, slavery, and the meaning of race in Utah history.
This is day three of my three day hunt with DFX. We were joined by VT Mining again. It was my turn to hit it out of the park! Good times with good friends!!
This is day three of my three day hunt with DFX. We were joined by VT Mining again. It was my turn to hit it out of the park! Good times with good friends!!
This is day three of my three day hunt with DFX. We were joined by VT Mining again. It was my turn to hit it out of the park! Good times with good friends!!
This was hunt day #3 for DFX, Miss H and myself. The winds were blowing hard from start to end, making it a challenging day for relic hunting and videoing alike...
This was hunt day #3 for DFX, Miss H and myself. The winds were blowing hard from start to end, making it a challenging day for relic hunting and videoing alike.
This was hunt day #3 for DFX, Miss H and myself. The winds were blowing hard from start to end, making it a challenging day for relic hunting and videoing alike.
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the of...
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City.
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex while restoring many of the capital's public spaces to their original appearance. One of the largest projects during the renovation was the addition of a base isolation system which will allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After completion of the renovations, the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008.
The first Euro-American settlers arrived in what would become Utah on July 24, 1847, which is now commemorated as Pioneer Day in the state. These settlers, Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young, appealed to the United States Congress for statehood in 1849, asking to become the State of Deseret. Their proposal was denied, but they received some recognition in September 1850 when the U.S. Government created the Territory of Utah as part of the compromise of 1850. territorial assembly, known as the Utah Territorial Legislature, was created to be the governing body for the territory. The assembly met in various buildings including the Council House, which had originally been constructed to serve as capitol of the provisional State of Deseret, until the first capitol building was constructed.
One of the first official acts of the assembly was to designate a capital city for the territory. On October 4, 1851, Millard County and its capital of Fillmore were created in the empty Pavant Valley for this purpose. The area was named for then current president Millard Fillmore. Its centralized location in the territory made it seem an ideal place for Utah's capital city Construction started on Utah's first capitol building, known as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, the next year. The building was designed by LDS Church Architect Truman O. Angell, and was funded with $20,000 (equivalent to $488 thousand in 2018) appropriated by the United States Congress. The $20,000 was insufficient to pay for the capitol as designed, and so only the south wing was completed. In December 1855, the fifth Utah Territorial Legislature met in the building (it would be the first and only complete session in Fillmore). The next year the sixth Utah Territorial Legislature once again met in the statehouse, but the session was relocated to Salt Lake City after legislators complained about the lack of housing and adequate facilities in Fillmore. As a result, in December 1856 Salt Lake City was designated Utah's capital, and the statehouse in Fillmore was abandoned. Several buildings in Salt Lake City then served as temporary homes for the state legislature and offices for state officers, including the previously used Council House, and beginning in 1866, the Salt Lake City Council Hall.
Utah Law Enforcement Memorial
The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert
Salt Lake City Council Hall
Mormon Battalion Monument
Capitol Preservation Board
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial
White Memorial Chapel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Conference Center
Salt Lake Temple
Capitol Hill Salt Lake City
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City.
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex while restoring many of the capital's public spaces to their original appearance. One of the largest projects during the renovation was the addition of a base isolation system which will allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After completion of the renovations, the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008.
The first Euro-American settlers arrived in what would become Utah on July 24, 1847, which is now commemorated as Pioneer Day in the state. These settlers, Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young, appealed to the United States Congress for statehood in 1849, asking to become the State of Deseret. Their proposal was denied, but they received some recognition in September 1850 when the U.S. Government created the Territory of Utah as part of the compromise of 1850. territorial assembly, known as the Utah Territorial Legislature, was created to be the governing body for the territory. The assembly met in various buildings including the Council House, which had originally been constructed to serve as capitol of the provisional State of Deseret, until the first capitol building was constructed.
One of the first official acts of the assembly was to designate a capital city for the territory. On October 4, 1851, Millard County and its capital of Fillmore were created in the empty Pavant Valley for this purpose. The area was named for then current president Millard Fillmore. Its centralized location in the territory made it seem an ideal place for Utah's capital city Construction started on Utah's first capitol building, known as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, the next year. The building was designed by LDS Church Architect Truman O. Angell, and was funded with $20,000 (equivalent to $488 thousand in 2018) appropriated by the United States Congress. The $20,000 was insufficient to pay for the capitol as designed, and so only the south wing was completed. In December 1855, the fifth Utah Territorial Legislature met in the building (it would be the first and only complete session in Fillmore). The next year the sixth Utah Territorial Legislature once again met in the statehouse, but the session was relocated to Salt Lake City after legislators complained about the lack of housing and adequate facilities in Fillmore. As a result, in December 1856 Salt Lake City was designated Utah's capital, and the statehouse in Fillmore was abandoned. Several buildings in Salt Lake City then served as temporary homes for the state legislature and offices for state officers, including the previously used Council House, and beginning in 1866, the Salt Lake City Council Hall.
Utah Law Enforcement Memorial
The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert
Salt Lake City Council Hall
Mormon Battalion Monument
Capitol Preservation Board
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial
White Memorial Chapel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Conference Center
Salt Lake Temple
Capitol Hill Salt Lake City
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Utah Annual History Conference 2020 - Rights & Responsibilities
Slavery and Race in Early Utah Territory
Paul Reeve, University of Utah: Understanding Utah Territory’s 1852 “Act in Relation to Service”
Melvin Johnson, independent historian: John Burton of Parowan, Utah, 1797–1865: One Slave’s Life and Times in Pioneer Dixie
Reeve details the 1852 statute provisioning slavery in Utah Territory. Although “Act in Relation to Service” officially recognized slavery, the legislation provided for a gradual form of emancipation. Johnson details the life of John Burton (1797–1865), born to a white father and a slave mother (and who remained a slave until late in life). Burton’s life offers rare insight into the slave world of frontier Mormonism and challenges the boundaries of Mormon mythologies that enclose the religious community, with its heritage of racism and paternalism contrasting with its emphasis on family. After the presentations, Reeve and Johnson answer several questions about the African American experience, slavery, and the meaning of race in Utah history.
This is day three of my three day hunt with DFX. We were joined by VT Mining again. It was my turn to hit it out of the park! Good times with good friends!!
This was hunt day #3 for DFX, Miss H and myself. The winds were blowing hard from start to end, making it a challenging day for relic hunting and videoing alike.
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City.
The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex while restoring many of the capital's public spaces to their original appearance. One of the largest projects during the renovation was the addition of a base isolation system which will allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After completion of the renovations, the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008.
The first Euro-American settlers arrived in what would become Utah on July 24, 1847, which is now commemorated as Pioneer Day in the state. These settlers, Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young, appealed to the United States Congress for statehood in 1849, asking to become the State of Deseret. Their proposal was denied, but they received some recognition in September 1850 when the U.S. Government created the Territory of Utah as part of the compromise of 1850. territorial assembly, known as the Utah Territorial Legislature, was created to be the governing body for the territory. The assembly met in various buildings including the Council House, which had originally been constructed to serve as capitol of the provisional State of Deseret, until the first capitol building was constructed.
One of the first official acts of the assembly was to designate a capital city for the territory. On October 4, 1851, Millard County and its capital of Fillmore were created in the empty Pavant Valley for this purpose. The area was named for then current president Millard Fillmore. Its centralized location in the territory made it seem an ideal place for Utah's capital city Construction started on Utah's first capitol building, known as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, the next year. The building was designed by LDS Church Architect Truman O. Angell, and was funded with $20,000 (equivalent to $488 thousand in 2018) appropriated by the United States Congress. The $20,000 was insufficient to pay for the capitol as designed, and so only the south wing was completed. In December 1855, the fifth Utah Territorial Legislature met in the building (it would be the first and only complete session in Fillmore). The next year the sixth Utah Territorial Legislature once again met in the statehouse, but the session was relocated to Salt Lake City after legislators complained about the lack of housing and adequate facilities in Fillmore. As a result, in December 1856 Salt Lake City was designated Utah's capital, and the statehouse in Fillmore was abandoned. Several buildings in Salt Lake City then served as temporary homes for the state legislature and offices for state officers, including the previously used Council House, and beginning in 1866, the Salt Lake City Council Hall.
Utah Law Enforcement Memorial
The Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert
Salt Lake City Council Hall
Mormon Battalion Monument
Capitol Preservation Board
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial
White Memorial Chapel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Conference Center
Salt Lake Temple
Capitol Hill Salt Lake City
The territory was organized by an Organic Act of Congress in 1850, on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union and the New Mexico Territory was added for the southern portion of the new Mexican land. The creation of the territory was part of the Compromise of 1850 that sought to preserve the balance of power between slave and free states. With the exception of a small area around the headwaters of the Colorado River in present-day Colorado, the United States had acquired all the land of the territory from Mexico with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848.
The creation of the Utah Territory was partially the result of the petition sent by the Mormon pioneers who had settled in the valley of the Great Salt Lake starting in 1847. The Mormons, under the leadership of Brigham Young, had petitioned Congress for entry into the Union as the State of Deseret, with its capital as Salt Lake City and with proposed borders that encompassed the entire Great Basin and the watershed of the Colorado River, including all or part of nine current U.S. states. The Mormon settlers had drafted a state constitution in 1849 and Deseret had become the de facto government in the Great Basin by the time of the creation of the Utah Territory.