James Bridger Matthew Despain and Fred R. Gowans Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 James Bridger was one of the greatest frontiersmen of Utah and American history. During his lifetime he was a hunter, trapper, trader, Indian fighter, and guide, and one of only a few trappers to remain in the Rockies after the demise of the fur trade. In 1822 young …
People of Utah
SearchSubmitClearNative American Tribes in Utah The Utah Division of State History acknowledges that the land Utah resides on has always been indigenous lands. Learn more about the Native American tribes of Utah here. Tribes in UtahUtah Politicians With two senators and four representatives, Utah politicians have made an impact on state and national politics. Learn about Utah legislators from the …
Chapter 2
First PeoplesNative people used and culturally remade the Utah landscape as “home.” These peoples generally shared physical and cultural characteristics, though between native groups/communities we see some differences in political organization, technology, culture, and lifeways. These peoples and their worldview widely diverged from European explorers and settlers who they first encountered in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unfortunately, none of …
The Peoples of Utah, Selected Bibliography
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY compiled by Phil Notorianni African American Bringhurst, Newell G. “An Ambiguous Decision: The Implementation of Mormon Priesthood Denial for the Black Man — A Reexamination,” UHQ 46 (1975): 45-64. Clark, Michael J. U.S. Army Pioneers: Black Soldiers in Nineteenth-Century Utah. Salt Lake City, 1981. ________. “Improbable Ambassadors: Black Soldiers at Fort Douglas, 1869-99,” UHQ (1978): 282-301. Coleman, Ronald …
Facts: Brief History Post
BRIEF HISTORY OF UTAHRon Rood and Linda Thatcher Utah’s thousands of years of prehistory and its centuries of known recorded history are so distinctive and complex that a summary can only hint at the state’s rich heritage. The synopsis offered here follows major themes in Utah history and includes some of the significant dates, events, and individuals. Unique Setting Prehistory …
The Peoples of Utah, Scandinavian Saga
The Peoples of Utah, ed. by Helen Z. Papanikolas, © 1976 “Scandinavian Saga,” pp. 151–85″ by William Mulder I In the telephone directories, Utah looks decidedly Anglo-Scandinavian. History and the statistics confirm the impression. Utah’s Scandinavians and their descendants, as with most of the state’s other immigrants from northern Europe, are largely the fruit of over a century of Mormon proselyting …
Parowan
Janet Burton Seegmiller Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Southern Utah’s first settlement and county seat of Iron County, Parowan City blends a rich historical past with present-day, small-town hospitality. Set in a beautiful natural location, it serves as a year-round gateway to Brian Head Resort and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Its elevation is 5,970 feet; its population in 1990 was 1,873. …
Moab
Margaret S. Bearnson Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 The Founding of Moab Moab is the county seat of Grand County and a regional center of southeastern Utah. It is located near the east bank of the Colorado River on the west side of the 12,500-foot-high La Sal Mountains in a valley fifteen miles long and three miles wide within the heart …
Fillmore
Patricia Lyn Scott Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Fillmore was Utah’s first territorial capital and was named for U. S. President Millard Fillmore in recognition of his courage in appointing Brigham Young Utah’s first territorial governor. On 4 October 1851 the Utah territorial legislature passed a joint resolution creating Millard County from a portion of Iron County known as “Pahvant Valley;” …
The Last Indian Uprising
Robert S. McPherson History of San Juan County The volatile situation—what has been called the “Posey War” and the “Last Indian Uprising”—occurred because of a relatively insignificant affair that started when two young Utes robbed a sheep camp, killed a calf, and burned a bridge. The culprits voluntarily turned themselves in, stood trial, but then escaped from the sheriff’s grasp. …
