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Show A HISTORY OF Linda Sillitoe t Lake County' ry is as unique as its striking landscape of towering mountains, a fertile but semi-arid valley, and a north-running river that empties into a lake saltier than the ocean. For centuries it provided a natural crossroads for a variety of ancient native peoples as well as several modern tribes. Settled in 1847 by Mormon pioneers, the I 1 county's role as crossroads magnified its grow-ing importance as a religious, commercial, ,.- ;: . ;-8- ,,, ;, ,-.., - +'*;> -' .,P- C"--! if.; ;;.ti , -.=I -:- . - .,., :- .;-: J ,-.- -.. -1; -:.; : 7 : - . '-.,P7.. 17 . ' L 8 r, ' ; JC -. . 2. 8 . 1. JJ{...i, . ''.,;<-, ,! ,., 8 :, .$P.. , i g~kmkentda,n d cultural center. For nearly half a century, the valley became the focal point of an economic and political struggle between Mormons determined to create a practical thewracy (made more h e r a b l e by the practice of polygamy) and resident non-Mormons whose more typical Ameri- 1 I can values were backed by federal power. By the time statehood came in 1896, rail-roads, miningp and industry had drawn a broad spectrum of navcomers from abroad. In fact, the county reached its peak of reli-gious, ethnic, and racial diversity during the early lively decades of the twentieth century. I 1 Now vigorously aligned with the greater United States, Salt Lake County continues to expand its population as well as business, cultural, and recreational opportunities, in-cluding the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. ISBN: 0-913738-04-2 I A HISTORY OF suk ace County A HISTORY OF Salt Lake county Linda Sillitoe 1996 Utah State Historical Society Salt Lake County Commission Copyright O 1996 by Salt Lake County Commission All rights reserved ISBN 0-9 13738-04-2 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-60168 Map by Automated Geographic Reference Center-State of Utah Printed in the United States of America Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101- 1182 Contents vii CHAPTE1R "The World Is Welcome Here," Pre-History to 1847 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTE2R The Contested Kingdom. 1847-1860 ....... CHAPTE3R The World Moves In. 1860-1 880 .......... CHAPTE4R The Kingdom of God Wants Statehood. 1880-1900 ............................. CHAPTE5R New Century. New Status. 1900-1930 ...... CHAPTE6R Souplines and Survival. 1930-1950 ........ CHAPTE7R Claiming the Crossroads. 1950-1970 ....... CHAPTE8R Coming of Age. 1970-1980 ............... CHAPTE9R "...A nd Now. in Salt Lake County." 1980-1990 ............................. CHAPTE1R0 Welcoming the World. 1990-1995 ......... |
