Mormon Corridor
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The Mormon Corridor is a historical region of Latter-day Saint settlement stretching through parts of the western United States, particularly from Utah into surrounding states, marked by a chain of predominantly Mormon-founded communities.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
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historical region ⓘ settlement corridor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jell-O Belt
NERFINISHED
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Mormon Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mormon Culture Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
LDS Church migration
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Mormon pioneer trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganMajorSettlement | 1847 ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
agricultural colonies
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chain of Mormon-founded communities ⓘ irrigation-based settlements ⓘ |
| colonizationDirectedBy |
Brigham Young
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LDS Church leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Arizona Strip settlements
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Bear River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Cache Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Gila Valley settlements ⓘ Muddy River settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanpete Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sevier Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake River Plain settlements ⓘ Utah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasatch Front NERFINISHED ⓘ colonies in northern Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| extendsFrom | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Great Basin
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ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
high LDS Church activity rates
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predominantly conservative social values ⓘ strong community and ward-based organization ⓘ |
| hasEthnicMajority | Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousMajority | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySettledBy |
Latter-day Saint colonists
ⓘ
Mormon pioneers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Intermountain West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
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