700: Anasazi Indians built pueblos in the area 1600: Shoshone Indians now control the area 1776: Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Francesco Atanasio Dominguez
explored Utah on way to California 1821: Mexico won its independence from Spain, and claimed all of Utah
1824: Jim Bridger discovered Salt Lake 1841: Capt. John Bartleson led first wagon train of settlers across Utah
to California 1843: John C. Fremont and Kit Carson explored the Great Basin 1844: Ogden settled 1847: Brigham Young and Mormon pioneers arrived in Salt Lake Valley 1848: U. S. wins Mexican-American War; Treaty of Guadalupe signed; Utah
ceded to the U.S. 1849: State of Deseret founded 1850: Utah becamea U. S. territory 1854: Grasshopper plague damaged crops 1861: Telegraph service began 1863: Silver and lead discovered in Bingham Canyon 1873: Polygamy outlawed by Congress 1890: Mormon church issued far-reaching Manifesto ending polygamy 1896: Utah became 45th state 1906: Copper mining began in Bingham Canyon 1914: Auto racing on Bonneville Salt Flats 1919: Zion National Park dedicated 1942-1945: Japanese-American relocation camp operated near Delta 1952: Duchesne Tunnel completed for irrigation; uranium discovered near
Moab 1964: Flaming Gorge Dam completed; began to generate electricity 1985: Salt Lake City won 2002 Winter Olympic bid; Great Salt Lake
flooded northern Utah 1996: Utah celebrated 100th birthday of statehood 1999: Tornado hit Salt Lake City downtown, caused over $100 million
dollars of damage 2002: Winter Olympic games held
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