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Utah. Utah (/ ˈjuːtɑː / YOO-tah, / ˈjuːtɔː / ⓘ YOO-taw) is a state in the Southwest United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region of the Western United States with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to its northeast, Idaho to its north, and Nevada to its west.
Missouri Compromise, 1820 federal statute enabling the admission of Missouri (a slave state) and Maine (a free state) into the Union. Toledo War, 1835–36 boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory, which delayed Michigan's admission to the Union. Texas annexation, the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into ...
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on ...
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah. [12] [13] Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal land-grant institution, Utah State is one of two flagship universities for the state of Utah; [14] [15] it is classified among "Carnegie R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".
Archaeological evidence dates the earliest habitation of humans in Utah to about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Paleolithic people lived near the Great Basin 's swamps and marshes, which had an abundance of fish, birds, and small game animals. Big game, including bison, mammoths and ground sloths, also were attracted to these water sources.
Pioneer Day is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah, [1] with some celebrations taking place in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers. [2][3] It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, [4] where the ...
The monument is located on the Colorado Plateau west of U.S. Highway 160, on State Road 597, approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Cortez, Colorado. [1] In addition to the four states, two semi-autonomous American Indian tribal governments have boundaries at the monument, the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation, with the Ute Mountain tribal boundaries coinciding with ...
Government of Utah. Utah is a state in the United States of America. Its government consists of a state executive, legislative, and judicial branch, laid forth by the Constitution and law of the State of Utah.