Mormon pioneers
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Mormon pioneers were 19th-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated westward across the United States to settle in the Great Basin region and establish new communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint pioneers
ⓘ
religious migrant group ⓘ |
| arrivalDateOfFirstCompany | July 24, 1847 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Utah War ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Illinois militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nauvoo Legion
|
| associatedWithScripture | Doctrine and Covenants gathering teachings ⓘ |
| builtInfrastructure |
fortified settlements
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ meetinghouses ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Pioneer Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Utah ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | July 24 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalLegacy |
Latter-day Saint settlement patterns in the American West
ⓘ
pioneer heritage celebrations in Utah and surrounding states ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | establishment of a Mormon cultural region in the American West ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ mining support services ⓘ |
| estimatedNumber | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| facedChallenge |
conflict with U.S. government policies
ⓘ
disease on the trail ⓘ food shortages ⓘ harsh winter conditions ⓘ |
| foundedCity |
Logan, Utah
ⓘ
Ogden, Utah ⓘ Provo, Utah ⓘ Salt Lake City ⓘ St. George, Utah ⓘ |
| influencedRegion | Intermountain West ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
arrival of first company in Salt Lake Valley in 1847
ⓘ
exodus from Nauvoo in 1846 ⓘ |
| ledBy | Brigham Young ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Mormon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail designation
This Is the Place Monument ⓘ |
| migratedFrom |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Great Basin
ⓘ
Salt Lake Valley ⓘ Utah Territory ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day California ⓘ present-day Idaho ⓘ present-day Nevada ⓘ present-day Utah ⓘ present-day Wyoming ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for religious freedom
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ search for a gathering place ⓘ |
| notableHandcartCompany |
Mormon pioneers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Martin Handcart Company
Willie Handcart Company ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Heber C. Kimball
ⓘ
Orson Pratt ⓘ Wilford Woodruff ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religion |
Mormonism
ⓘ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| settledRegion | Great Basin ⓘ |
| startDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| traveledBy |
covered wagons
ⓘ
handcarts ⓘ ox-drawn wagons ⓘ |
| usedRoute |
California Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Hastings Cutoff (in part)
Mormon Trail ⓘ |
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Latter-day Saint pioneers
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Mormon exodus from Nauvoo
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Pioneer Day (Utah holiday)
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Latter-day Saint pioneers
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Martin Handcart Company
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exodus from Nauvoo
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Latter-day Saints pioneers
this entity surface form:
Latter-day Saint exodus from Nauvoo
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Migration and settlement of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory