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Salt Lake City (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 111 53 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -111.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in N central Utah on Jordan River near SE end of Great Salt Lake; Mormon Church influenced social, political, economic & cultural life of region; result was 100 years of hostility from non-Mormons & USA government starting with Utah War 1857-1858. |
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| Salt Lake City (preferred,C,V)
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| Great Salt Lake City (H,V)
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| New Jerusalem (H,V)
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............ | nickname given by Mormons immigrating from East & Europe |
| City of the Saints (H,V)
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............ | nickname given by Mormons immigrating from East & Europe |
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Utah (state) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Brigham Young & group of 148 Mormons as refuge from religious persecution in 1847, annexed to USA in 1850 |
| city (C) |
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was laid out by Young following Joseph Smith's plan for city of Zion with blocks of residences clustered around Temple Square |
| state capital (C) |
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from 1896 |
| religious center (C) |
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for world capital of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) |
| county seat (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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for silver, lead, copper, coal, iron & zinc since 1862 |
| transportation center (C) |
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is thriving hub of Western commerce for rail (since 1870), air & road |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for computer equipment, food processing, textiles, pottery, printing & publishing |
| industrial center (C) |
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for steel & iron products, petroleum refining & mining equipment |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for products of nearby irrigated farmland |
| trade center (C) |
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especially for farming & mining products, formerly to supply miners & settlers on route to California & Gold Rush from 1849 |
| tourist center (C) |
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for State Capitol, Wasatch-Cache National Forest (headquarters) & winter sports |
| educational center (C) |
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for University of Utah (1850) & for Westminster (1875), Stevens Henager (1907) & Utah Technical (1947) Colleges |
| cultural center (C) |
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for Mormon Tabernacle (1867, known for its choir), Temple (1893) & restored Lion & Beehive homes of Brigham Young |
| capital (H) |
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of territory from 1850 until statehood in 1896 (except 1851-1856 & 1858) |
| frontier settlement (H) |
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on route to West |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Utah .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007827] |
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