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Utah Studies Timeline

Utah Studies Timeline. Important Utah Dates. 1825 – Jim Bridger Explores Utah 1847 – Mormon Pioneers Enter Utah 1896 – Utah Becomes a State 1903 – Daniel Jackling begins mining copper. Jim Bridger: 1825. Jim Bridger was a trapper who was also an explorer.

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Utah Studies Timeline

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  1. Utah Studies Timeline

  2. Important Utah Dates • 1825 – Jim Bridger Explores Utah • 1847 – Mormon Pioneers Enter Utah • 1896 – Utah Becomes a State • 1903 – Daniel Jackling begins mining copper

  3. Jim Bridger: 1825 Jim Bridger was a trapper who was also an explorer. On one of his expeditions he thought he had finally reached the Pacific Ocean because the water was vast and extremely salty. Later he found out it was just a very salty lake – the Great Salt Lake. He opened a trading post – Fort Bridger – in Wyoming. This trading post helped countless pioneers as they traveled west to Utah, California and Oregon. They could rest and get new supplies.

  4. Pioneers Enter the Valley:July 24, 1847 • After a long journey across the United States, Mormon pioneers reached Salt Lake Valley • Many of Utah’s cities today were founded by the early pioneers to Utah • A grid system was used to lay out streets – this still sets Utah apart from many other areas http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WzLD4MEErUw/TE-BClSSasI/AAAAAAAAFNM/JEy-0ssITD0/s1600/handcart.JPG

  5. Utah Becomes a State:January 4, 1896 • After almost fifty years, Utah finally went from being a territory to a state • Utah tried SEVEN times before finally becoming a state • Roadblocks to Utah becoming a state included: political, economic, education, and religious differences in opinion http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/pres-ch-04-06.htm

  6. Daniel Jackling: 1903 1903 – He developed the open pit mining method and began mining copper from Bingham Canyon. Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history - about 18.7 million tons. The pit is so large that you can see the pit from space.

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