These were basic threats to American values and feelings..." As a territory, Utah came under the direct ... for statehood seemed dim. During the Civil War, the U.S. government shifted its ...

Library of Congress Church leaders announced the practice of plural marriage (some of Brigham Young’s wives) in 1852; reaction beyond Utah’s borders thwarted the territory’s hopes for statehood.

The only thing more horrific than the violent story of American ... governor of the Utah Territory for seven years and ran it ...

Giant American flags stood at the sides of the podium while he spoke. Navy Capt. Mervyn Bennion was born in Vernon, Utah Territory, in 1887. He served in World War I and commanded the battleship ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress ... The enormous territory included present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado ...