Discover why Utah is called the Beehive State, delving into the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the ...

Mormon Temple, commemorating statehood, 1896. Courtesy: Special Collections Dept., J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Mormon settlers began a westward exodus, escaping persecution, in ...

Before CGI was even a thing, Kanab was THE spot for filming Westerns. Fun fact: The town hosted legends like John Wayne, ...

The Utah War, also known as the Mormon Rebellion, took place from May 1857 to July 1858, with it being caused by rising tensions between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the United States ...

Special Order No. 2 by Gen. Daniel Wells of the Nauvoo Legion, ordering a militia to "exterminate" any Indigenous person in the Utah Valley who shows any hostility to Mormon settlers. Image: Utah ...

In 1857–58, Latter-day Saint settlers of Utah Territory waged a war of resistance against the federal government when a newly elected U.S. president sent troops to occupy the Salt Lake Valley.

An increased number of early Mormon settlers arrived to the Utah territory, which proved to be challenging in itself. Some of the settlers included abolitionists from the north, free African ...

Utah officials, along with members ... The monument, entitled Pioneers of 1847 Monument, honors the lives of Black pioneers who took part in the Mormon migration and the settlement of Utah, ...

In the following years, he found stories on African Americans who came to Utah even before the arrival of the Mormon pioneer settlers. One such person was James P. Beckwourth, a trapper and trader.