Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1850–1896
Flag[1]
Territorial coat of arms (1876)
The Utah Territory upon its creation, with modern state boundaries shown for reference
Capital
Fillmore (1851–1856)
Salt Lake City
Government
• Type
Organized incorporated territory
Governor
• 1851–58
Brigham Young
• 1858–61
Alfred Cumming
• 1875–80
George W. Emery
• 1880–86
Eli Houston Murray
• 1886–89, 1893–96
Caleb Walton West
Legislature
Utah Territorial Assembly
History
• State of Deseret
1849
• Utah Organic Act
September 9 1850
• Colorado Territory formed
February 28, 1861
• Nevada Territory formed
March 2, 1861
• Wyoming Territory formed
July 25, 1868
• Statehood
January 4 1896
Preceded by
Succeeded by
State of Deseret
Utah
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850,[2] until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah,[3] the 45th state. At its creation, the Territory of Utah included all of the present-day State of Utah, most of the present-day state of Nevada save for Southern Nevada (including Las Vegas), much of present-day western Colorado, and the extreme southwest corner of present-day Wyoming.
^"FlagTerritorial.jpg". pioneer.utah.gov. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^9 Stat. 453
^"Utah". World Statesmen. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the UtahTerritory and the armed forces of the US government. The confrontation lasted...
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The History of Utah is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of Utah located in the western United States. Archaeological...
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the territory would be decided by the territory's residents. On February 3, 1851, Brigham Young was inaugurated as the first governor of the Utah Territory...
that followed one of Smith's successors Brigham Young settled in the UtahTerritory and became the largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement...
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