Utah Territory

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Utah Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States in the American West that encompassed much of the present-day state of Utah and parts of surrounding states before statehood in 1896.

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Utah Territory canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political subdivision
organized incorporated territory of the United States
admittedAsState Utah
admittedToUnionOn 1896-01-04
borderChange Portions ceded to Colorado Territory
Portions ceded to Nevada Territory
Portions ceded to Wyoming Territory
capital Salt Lake City
continent North America
country United States of America
createdBy Compromise of 1850
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
dateDissolved 1896-01-04
dateEstablished 1850-09-09
encompassedPresentDayTerritory Western Colorado
surface form: Colorado (western parts)

southeastern Idaho
surface form: Idaho (southeastern parts)

eastern Nevada
surface form: Nevada (eastern parts)

Utah
Southwestern Wyoming
surface form: Wyoming (southwestern parts)
executiveHeadTitle Territorial Governor of Utah
flagUsed United States flag
surface form: Flag of the United States
governmentType territorial government
historicalEra American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era

Antebellum period
Reconstruction era
judicialBody Utah Territorial Supreme Court
languageUsed English
legalStatus incorporated territory
organized territory
legislature Utah Territorial Legislature
locatedIn Old West
surface form: American West

North America
majorEthnicGroup Euro-American settlers
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
namedAfter Ute people
partOf Territorial government of the United States
surface form: United States federal territory system
precededBy Mexican Alta California
surface form: Mexican Cession (unorganized U.S. territory)
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
mining
ranching
regionType interior West
religionHistoricallyAssociated Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
surface form: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
replacedBy Utah
surface form: State of Utah
significantEvent Mountain Meadows massacre
Utah War
timePeriod 19th century
transportInfrastructure First Transcontinental Railroad
surface form: First transcontinental railroad (after 1869)

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Nevada–Utah state line borderOf Utah Territory
Central Pacific Railroad operatedIn Utah Territory
Mormon pioneers migratedTo Utah Territory
New Mexico Territory borderedBy Utah Territory
John W. Gunnison exploredRegion Utah Territory
Arizona Territory sharesBorderWith Utah Territory
Edmunds Act jurisdiction Utah Territory
Edmunds Act affectedRegion Utah Territory
golden spike ceremony territoryAtTime Utah Territory
subject surface form: Golden Spike Ceremony
Fillmore capitalOf Utah Territory
subject surface form: Fillmore, Utah
Idaho Territory borderedBy Utah Territory
Étienne Provost workLocation Utah Territory
Wyoming Territory formedFrom Utah Territory
Wyoming Territory sharesBorderWith Utah Territory
Almon Harris Thompson workLocation Utah Territory
Jim Bridger exploredRegion Utah Territory
Ebenezer Bryce placeOfActivity Utah Territory
Kansas Territory borderedBy Utah Territory
Nebraska Territory borderedBy Utah Territory
Nevada Territory follows Utah Territory
Patrick E. Connor residence Utah Territory