Utah: The Beehive State

• Capital: Salt Lake City
• Major Cities:
  • Provo
  • Orem
  • Ogden
• Major Geographical Features
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Colorado River
  • Green River
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Wasatch Range
  • Bonneville Salt Flats
  • Vermillion Cliffs
  • Colorado Plateau
• National Parks:
  • Arches National Park
  • Capital Reef National Park
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Zion National Park
  • Canyonlands National Park
• 1847: Brigham Young and Mormon pioneers settle in the valley of the Great Salt Lake
• 1848: United States acquires Utah at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War
• 1869: Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Point, Utah
• 1896: Utah becomes the 45th state
• 2002: Salt Lake City hosts the Winter Olympics
• Motto: "Industry"
• Name Meaning: "People of the Mountains" in Ute
• The Great Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in North America
• Industries
  • Computers
  • Mining
  • Tourism
    • 17 million visitors each year
• Government owns 66% of the land
• Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is a popular tourism destination in Utah
• Famous People
  • Butch Cassidy
  • Donny and Marie Osmond