Pioneer Influence Today

1. Pioneer Influence Today 1st Period • We celebrate July 24, 1847 – Pioneer Day • We have cities built around the grid system • More tolerant of other religions • Many members of the LDS Church • We have the state boundaries that we have today • Names of places (Nephi, Hyrum, Zion National Park) • Beehive as our state symbol • Colleges (BYU, SUU, UVU, U of U, Dixie, Snow, USU SLCC) • Downtown SLC (Temple Square, General Conference Traffic) • Churches & Temples all over the valley • Multi – language speakers • Big families/ High birthrate • Overall Health

2. Pioneer Influence Today 2ndPeriod • Many churches • Lots of universities (BYU, UVU, U of U, USU, SLCC, Snow, Dixie, SUU, Weber) • Cities built around the grid system • Wide roads downtown • Lots of members of the LDS Church • Farms and farming as an industry • This is the Place Heritage Park • Seminaries at schools • Holidays – Pioneer Day July 24, 1847 • Town Place Names (Hyrum, Nephi, Ephraim, Zion National Park) • Downtown SLC – Temple Square and General Conference time – business, tourism and traffic • Multi-language Speakers • Large Families – High birthrate • Overall Health -

3. Pioneer Influence Today 3rdPeriod • Cities are built around the grid system • Farming communities and farming as a leading industry • LDS Churches and Temples • Downtown SLC – Temple Square (tourism) General Conference (business, traffic) • Large Families – High Birthrate • Many universities (BYU, USU, U of U, UVU, SLCC, Dixie State, Snow College, Weber State, etc) • Large population of members of the LDS Church • Symbols on the State flag • Names of Towns and Places (Nephi, Ephraim, Zion National Park, Hyrum, etc) • Multi language speakers • Wide Roads in Downtown SLC • Overall Health • Businesses closed on Sundays

4. Pioneer Influence Today 4thPeriod • Many universities: U of U, BYU, USU, Weber State, UVU, SLCC, Dixie State, Snow College and SUU. • Many LDS Churches • Holidays – 24th of July (Pioneer Day) • Names of places and towns (Nephi, Emphriam, Zion National Park, Hyrum) • Symbols on the State Flag & name of state • High population of members of the LDS Church • State Bird Sea Gull • Wide streets in downtown SLC • Cities built around the grid system • Businesses closed on Sundays • Multi-language speakers • Large Families – High birthrate • Overall health • Downtown Salt Lake City – Temple Square & General Conference • Mormon Tabernacle Choir -

5. Pioneer Influence Today 5thPeriod • Use the grid system to organize towns • Have many LDS Churches and Temples • Names of Town and Places – Hyrum, Nephi, Ephraim, Zion National Park, Lehi • Wide roads in downtown SLC • Farming as a leading industry in Utah • Higher Education – U of U, BYU, UVU, USU, Weber State, SLCC, Dixie &Snow College • Symbols on our State Flag • Overall Health is better • Larger Families – High Birthrate • High population of members of the LDS Church • Multi Language Speakers • Business closed on Sundays • Holidays –Pioneer Day July 24th 1847 • Downtown SLC – Temple Square, General Conference

6. Pioneer Influence Today 6thPeriod • Higher Education – Universities (U of U, BYU, Weber State, USU, UVU, Snow College, Dixie State, SLCC, etc) • Symbols on the State Flag • Holidays – Pioneer Day July 24, 1847 • Numerous LDS Churches • This is the Place Heritage Park • Cities built around the grid system • Large Families – High Birthrate • High population of members of the LDS Church • Wide roads in downtown SLC • Multi Language Speakers • Businesses closed on Sundays • Overall better health • Name of places and towns in Utah – Lehi, Nephi, Ephraim, Hyrum, Zion National Park, Manti • Downtown SLC – Temple Square & General Conference