State Information
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Utah
"the forty fifth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
October 22, 2007 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts the meeting of
the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads at Promotory Summit on May 10,
1869. Four spikes were driven, two of them gold, to complete the first transcontinental
railroad in the United States. The two steam locomotives, 'Jupiter' and '119', are working
replicas of the 1869 trains and operate at the historic site from May to October. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
January 4, 1896 |
Bits of History
Update:
What state is surrounded on three sides by water and also borders
four states?
Gooseneck along the San Jaun
River. Search this site for everything you want to know about Utah geology. |
| Order
Admitted: |
45 |
| Capital:
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Salt Lake City |
| Largest
City: |
Salt
Lake City |
| Nickname: |
Beehive State |
| State
Bird: |
California Gull |
| State
Flower: |
Sego Lily |
| State
Tree: |
Blue Spruce |
| State
Motto: |
"Industry" |
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State Name Origin:
Meaning "upper" or "higher," Utah is derived from a name used
by the Navajos (Utes) to
designate a Shoshone tribe.
Fun State Facts:
Utah has as a population of 2,030,200, 34th in the nation. Its land area is 82,168 square
miles, 12th in the nation. The highest point is Kings Peak at 13,528 feet above sea level.
Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a farm boy from
southwest Utah, produced the first TV picture in
1927. The Mormon Church has probably the greatest collection of geneology records in the
United States. If you want to know about your family start there. The Great Salt Lake is
what
is left of Lake Bonnevile, a 21,000 square mile fresh water lake that occupied the state
about
14,000 years ago.
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