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    Utah State Facts and History

    Utah State Facts and History

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    By Albert on July 10, 2023 Travel

     

    Utah Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: Gary R. Herbert (Republican)
    • Capital: Salt Lake City
    • Population: 3,205,958 (2019 est.)
    • Land Area: 82,169.62 sq km
    • Water Area: 2,727.26 sq km
    • Total Area: 84,896.88 SQ KM
    • State Motto: “Industry”
    • Nickname: Beehive State
    • Electoral Votes: 6
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435)
    • State Song: “Utah, This Is the Place”
    • Date To Statehood: January 4, 1896
    • Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
    • Official Website of Utaha: utah.gov
    • Postal Code: UT
    • Origin of name: The meaning of Utes as “the mountain people” is attributed to the neighboring Pueblo Indians, specifically from the Apache word Yuttahih, which means “one that is higher up” or “those that are higher up”

    State Symbol of Utah

    State Animal Rocky Mountain elk
    State Astronomical Symbol Beehive cluster located in the constellation of Cancer the Crab
    State Bird Common American gull
    State Cooking Pot Dutch oven
    State Firearm John M. Browning designed M1911 automatic pistol
    State Fish Bonneville cutthroat trout
    State Flower Sego lily
    State Folk Dance Square dance
    State Fossil Allosaurus
    State Fruit Cherry
    State Gem Topaz
    State Grass Indian rice grass
    State Historic Vegetable Sugar beet
    State Hymn “Utah We Love Thee”
    State Insect Honeybee
    State Mineral Copper
    State Motto Industry
    Nickname Beehive State
    State Railroad Museum Ogden Union Station
    State Rock Coal
    State Song “Utah, This Is The Place”
    State Star Dubhe
    State Tree Quaking aspen
    State Vegetable Spanish sweet onion
    State Winter Sports Skiing and snowboarding

    Sports Teams

    • NBA: Utah Jazz
    • MLS: Real Salt Lake

    College & Universities

    American Institute of Medical-dental Technology Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy
    AmeriTech College-Draper Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College
    AmeriTech College-Provo Paul Mitchell the School-Provo
    Beau La Reine College of Beauty Premier Hair Academy
    Bridgerland Applied Technology College Provo College-Provo
    Brigham Young University-Provo Renaissance School of Therapeutic Massage
    Broadview University-West Jordan Salt Lake Community College
    Davis Applied Technology College Salt Lake Community College-Skills Center
    Dixie State College of Utah Sherman Kendall’s Academy-Sugarhouse
    Eagle Gate College-Layton Sherman Kendalls Academy of Beauty Arts & Sciences
    Eagle Gate College-Murray Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare
    Eagle Gate College-Salt Lake City Snow College
    Echelon Edge Academy Of Hair Skin and Nails Southern Utah University
    Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo
    Evans Hairstyling College-St George Stevens-Henager College-Logan
    Hairitage Hair Academy Stevens-Henager College-Murray
    Healing Mountain Massage School Uintah Basin Applied Technology College
    International Institute of Hair Design University of Phoenix-Utah Campus
    ITT Technical Institute-Murray University of Utah
    Latter-day Saints Business College Utah College of Massage Therapy Inc-Salt Lake City
    Marinello Schools of Beauty-Layton Utah College of Massage Therapy Inc-Utah Valley
    Marinello Schools of Beauty-Ogden Utah State University
    Marinello Schools of Beauty-Provo Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah
    Myotherapy College of Utah Utah State University-Regional Campuses and Distance Education
    Neumont University Utah Valley University
    Western Governors University Weber State University
    Westminster College

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Monument Valley
    2. Zion National Park
    3. Arches National Park
    4. Canyonlands National Park
    5. Hogle Zoo
    6. Park City Mountain Resort
    7. Angels Landing
    8. Bryce Canyon National Park
    9. Great Salt Lake
    10. Capitol Reef National Park
    11. Thanksgiving Point
    12. Brighton Ski Resort
    13. Lagoon
    14. Temple Square
    15. Snowbasin
    16. Powder Mountain
    17. Dinosaur National Monument
    18. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    Maude Adams actress;
    Roseanne Barr actress;
    Frank Borzage film director and producer;
    John M. Browning inventor;
    Butch Cassidy outlaw;
    Laraine Day actress;
    Bernard De Voto writer;
    Avard Fairbanks sculptor;
    Philo Farnsworth television pioneer;
    Jake Gar senator;
    Anthony Geary actor;
    John Gilbert actor;
    Jon Huntsman former governor, political figure;
    Jewel singer, songwriter;
    J. Willard Marriott restaurant and hotel chain founder;
    Peter Skene Ogden fur trader and trapper;
    Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond singers;
    Ivy Baker Priest U.S.; treasurer
    Lee Greene Richards painter;
    Leroy Robertson composer;
    Brent Scowcroft business executive and consultant;
    Reed Smoot first Mormon elected to U.S. Senate;
    Mack Swain actor;
    Everett Thorpe painter;
    Robert Walker actor;
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead actor;
    James Woods actor;
    Brigham Young territory governor and religious leader;
    Loretta Young actress;
    Steve Young football player.

    Famous Actors And Actresses

    1. Roseanne Barr
    2. James Woods
    3. Loretta Young

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