Fillmore filled in as Utah's territorial capital until this city took over in 1856
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Fillmore, Utah's First Capitol - Pioneers and Cowboys - Utah.gov  Utah's First Territorial Capitol, Fillmore, Was Too Remote for Legislators ... A Girl Triumphed Over Handcart Tradegy ... Until 1851 Mormon Settlement in Utah was confined mostly to the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. ... In December 1856 Salt Lake City was officially designated as the capital of territorial Utah.
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Utah in Isolation - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  By the time Bernhisel met with Kane, Church officials in Salt Lake City had also ... and southern states over the extension of slavery into the territory obtained in .... its county seat Fillmore, and designated it as the future territorial capital. ... This situation prevailed in Utah until Congress repealed the territorial statute in 1874.
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Utah War - Wikipedia  The Utah War (18571858), also known as the Utah Expedition, Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the United States government. .... Young had been appointed territorial Governor under Millard Fillmore.
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Fillmore, Utah - Wikipedia  Fillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore. Fillmore was the capital of the Utah Territory from 1851 to 1856. .... For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
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Utah's Territorial Capital at Fillmore - Mormon Historic Sites ...  named Utah's first territorial capital Fillmore -- in honor of United States ... Brigham Young sewed from 1850 until 1857 in this capacity. ... behind to complete his work at Fillmore City. ... 1856, however, the legislature passed a resolution moving.
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United States presidential election of 1856 - Britannica.com  4, 1856, in which Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican John C. ... Whig and former president Millard Fillmore, who ran on the Know-Nothing ticket,...
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Territorial Capitol - Omaha Public Library  On February 22, 1855 a resolution to place the Territorial Capitol in Omaha was passed. ... from approximately 1858 to 1867 when Nebraska became a state and the capitol was ... Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska, Vol 1.
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Virginia City and Early Nevada Mining | ONE  Virginia City and the Comstock Lode played a crucial role in the ... The 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode and the subsequent rush justified splitting Utah in half. ... Comstock gold and silver attracted a global spectrum of fortune seekers, giving ... and made Virginia City one of the most cosmopolitan places in the world.
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Brigham Young - I Love History - Utah.gov  When the federal government officially created the Utah Territory in 1850, Young became the first territorial governor. However, his role as a religious leader,...
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Deseret - Pioneers and Cowboys - Utah.gov  The Pioneer's Cost of Living Versus Today's ... It also designated the state they repeatedly sought to have admitted to the Union, ... away until research established that the minutes of the March 1849 convention, the ... Unsuccessful efforts in 1856, 1862, and 1872 produced new draft constitutions for the state of Deseret, its...
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American History: Brigham Young Leads His Mormons to a New Home  Smith based it on what he said were God's words to the ancient people of ... For a while, they settled in the state of Illinois, in a town they built and called Nauvoo. ... They told Brigham Young about a great salt lake in a wide valley on the ... At first, the Mormons were ruled only by the laws of their church and by their leader.
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Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Chapter 2)  Oct 8, 2003 ... From its beginning in 1846, to the completion of the transcontinental railroad ... a part of a general move to the west that happened in the 19th century. ... Trail, The Nebraska City Cutoff Trail, and the Overland-Bridger Pass Trail. ..... On the contrary, Mormon journals mention Indians as being stately, helpful,...
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History of Nevada - Wikipedia  Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of ... Before 1858 small Mormon settlements along the border of Utah sustained their communities through ... The boom returned when big time gambling arrived in 1931, and with good transportation ..... Jump up ^ Henry Gannett (1855).
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Deseret, State of - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism  The committee requested that the state be named Deseret and that the ... who established a local government that functioned without recognition from ... The State of Deseret General Assembly met in regular session from December 1849 to...
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History of Salt Lake City, Utah - United States History  The role of History of Salt Lake City, Utah in the history of the United States of ... escaping religious persecution in the East and Midwestern United States. ... followers began to till the land on the first day of their arrival in July 1847. .... Replacing the eco-unfriendly mining industries has been a top concern among city officials,...
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Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley - Jul 24, 1847 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley on Jul 24, 1847. ... many miles of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake. ... After early difficulties, Salt Lake City began to flourish. ... northwest of Cuzco, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for.
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List of Governors of Utah - Wikipedia  The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government and the ... Utah Territory had 15 territorial governors from its organization in 1850 until the formation of the state of Utah in 1896, appointed by the President ..... He wintered at Fort Bridger and entered Salt Lake City on April 12, whereupon...
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History of Nevada - Wikipedia  Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of ... The Paiute, Shoshone, Washoe, and Walapai tribes had inhabited Nevada for ... Though workable mining laws still were needed, the resignation of the entire territorial .... The state was by far the smallest in terms of population.
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United States presidential election of 1856 - Britannica.com  In 1852 Fillmore was one of three presidential candidates of a divided Whig Party in its last national election, which it lost. He ran again in 1856 as the candidate of the Know-Nothing party (also known as the American Party), finishing third behind Democrat James Buchanan and Republican John C. Frmont.
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Territorial Governors - I Love History - Utah.gov  So--some of those willing to serve in the western territories were not very capable. ... Then in 1857 President James Buchanan appointed him as governor of Utah. An army ... But before long he became critical of church leaders and the practice of polygamy. The Mormons asked the president to remove him--and Lincoln did.
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Utah enters the Union - Jan 04, 1896 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Utah enters the Union on Jan 04, 1896. ... Six years after Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, issued his Manifesto ... and economic life in Utah, the territory is admitted into the Union as the 45th state. ... issued his Manifesto in 1890, renouncing the traditional practice of polygamy, and...