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The world started to come to Salt Lake City in 1869 with the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, north of the city. By 1870, Salt Lake had been linked to it via the Utah Central Rail Road .
The settlement of Salt Lake City was not typical in many ways of the westward movement of settlers and pioneers in the United States. The people who founded the city in 1847 were Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Salt Lake City, the state capital and the seat (1849) of Salt Lake county, north-central Utah, U.S., situated on the Jordan River at the southeastern end of Great Salt Lake. It is the world capital of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by early pioneer settlers led by Brigham Young who were seeking to escape persecution they had experienced while living farther east.
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by a group of Mormon pioneers. The members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led by their president Brigham Young, were the first non-Indians to settle permanently in the Salt Lake Valley.
Salt Lake City, Utah, has a long and vibrant history of over 160 years. Located in the heart of the Wasatch Front—a region at the foot of the Rocky Mountains—the city is home to more than 200,000 people and serves as the state’s capital.
Though some might not realize it, there's a surprising history in the arenas of Education, Public Health, and Science in Salt Lake City and its taken a front row seat to national and world history more times than might be believed.
Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, has a rich and fascinating history that dates back thousands of years. The area was originally inhabited by the Shoshone, Ute, and Paiute tribes, who lived off the land and used the nearby Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake for hunting, fishing, and gathering salt.
Salt Lake City, City (pop., 2020: 199,723), capital of Utah, U.S. Located on the Jordan River near the southeastern end of the Great Salt Lake, at an altitude of 4,390 ft (1,338 m), it was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young and a group of 148 Mormons as a refuge from religious persecution. It was known as Great Salt Lake City until 1868.
Within just a few days, plans were drawn for the great Salt Lake City, named for the island lake that dominated the desert in the west. Directly from the center of the city (now known as Temple Square), blocks were arranged on a grid pattern covering 10 square acres.