State of Deseret - Wikipedia
WEBThe legendary driving of the famous golden spike just 66 miles northeast from the Great Salt Lake, completed the first transcontinental railroad across North America at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory in May 1869, two decades after it's establishment.
Utah Territory - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mormon settlers had drafted a state constitution in 1849 and Deseret had become the de facto government in the Great Basin by the time of the creation of the Utah Territory. [6] Following the organization of the territory, Young was inaugurated as its first governor on February 3, 1851.
Deseret - History to Go
WEBUpon recommendation by Brigham Young (the retiring “state” and incoming territorial leader), the General Assembly dissolved the State of Deseret on 4 April 1851. Its laws and ordinances were re-enacted by the legislature of Utah Territory on …
Territorial evolution of Utah - Wikipedia
WEBHistorical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Utah: Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850 Compromise of 1850; State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850; Territory of Utah, 1850–1896 Utah Organic Act, September 9, 1850 [1]
(1851) Laws and Ordinances of the State of Deseret (Utah) Compilation 1851
WEB(1851) Laws of Deseret not conflicting with the Organic Act of the territory were reenacted by the first territorial legislature and ordered to be revised and classified. Willard Richards, Secretary of the State of Deseret, published the 1851 compilation, which was reprinted verbatim in 1919.
The State Formerly Known as Deseret | Worlds Revealed
WEBApr 9, 2016 · The territories of New Mexico and Utah were established by acts of Congress on September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850. Brigham Young was named Utah Territory’s first governor and held the position for eight years, stepping down following the 1858 Utah War.
County Formation | Utah Division of Archives and Records Service
WEBThe first Mormon pioneers in Utah established several counties near the Great Salt Lake under their provisional government known as the State of Deseret. Utah Territory was created in 1851, and the first territorial legislature met from September 1851 to March 1852.
State of Deseret - Wikiwand
WEBOn October 4, 1851, the Utah territorial legislature voted to re-enact the laws and ordinances of the state of Deseret. After the establishment of the Utah Territory, the Latter-day Saints did not relinquish the idea of a "State of Deseret".
Utah History Encyclopedia - Utah Education Network
WEBOn 3 May 1849 John M. Bernhisel left Great Salt Lake City with petitions asking Congress to create the Territory of Deseret, encompassing the Great Basin, the Colorado River drainage area, and a link to the Pacific Ocean around San Diego.
Governor Young | Utah Division of Archives and Records Service
WEBBrigham Young was the first territorial governor. He served fervently in this position from 1851 to1857. Brigham Young was elected as governor on 12 March 1849, when the citizens of the Provisional State of Deseret held their first election.