State of Deseret - Wikipedia
WEBThe boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange with black outline) as proposed in 1849. Modern state boundaries are underlaid for reference.
The State Formerly Known as Deseret | Worlds Revealed
WEBApr 9, 2016 · Utah Territory’s newly established borders stretched from California all the way east to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. The Oregon Territory bordered Utah to the North and the 37th parallel bordered it to the South. The size of the Utah Territory was reduced several times in the proceeding decades.
The area of Deseret started huge, got smaller as it became Utah
WEBApr 19, 2011 · Deseret, conceived in the wake of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, blanketed a pretty healthy chunk of the American West — some 490,000 square miles.
When Two States, California and Deseret, Laid Claim to Los Angeles
WEBAug 3, 2015 · This 1850 German map of the United States recognizes the State of Deseret's claim to the Southern California coast. Note, however, that Deseret's official boundaries included the pueblo of Los Angeles, which this map excludes.
State of Deseret - Wikiwand
WEBThe Territory of Deseret would have comprised roughly all the lands between the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, and between the border with Mexico northward to include parts of the Oregon Territory, as well as the coast of California south of the Santa Monica Mountains (including the existing settlements of Los Angeles and San Diego).
RRT: Pg46 - Idaho State University
WEBMap showing the borders of the State of Deseret as proposed by the Mormon leaders of Utah in 1849, (after Morgan, 1987).
5 Would‑Be U.S. States - HISTORY
WEBAug 28, 2012 · Deseret was a western state proposed by Mormon settlers in 1849. With borders that included parts of modern-day California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming and...
The Path to Utah Statehood | American Experience | PBS
WEBDeseret's boundaries included the present-day state of Utah, most of present-day Nevada and Arizona, and parts of southern California, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, and Idaho.
Deseret - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 · deseret. The Mormons in 1849 gave their provisional state the name "Deseret," which came from the Book of Mormon and meant "land of the honeybee." The territory included the vast region between the Sierra Nevadas and the Rocky Mountains .
Deseret, State of - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism
WEBMay 27, 2011 · The committee requested that the state be named Deseret and that the boundaries be Oregon on the north, the Green River on the east, Mexico on the south, and the Sierra Nevada on the west, including a portion of the Southern California seacoast.
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