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 '''1857-1858''': President James Buchanan ordered United States States Troops to the Utah Territory to challenge an alleged Mormon rebellion. Brigham Young recalled settlers from outlying communities. The crisis was settled peacefully, and in June 1858, federal troops established Camp Floyd 40 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
-'''1858-1868''': Another wave of Mormon settlement saw communities established in Utah and what is now southern Idaho, southeastern Nevada, and northern Arizona.</nowiki>
+'''1858-1868''': Another wave of Mormon settlement saw communities established in Utah and what is now southern Idaho, southeastern Nevada, and northern Arizona.&lt;/nowiki&gt;
 '''1860''' (April 3) - '''1861''' (October 24) Pony Express
-'''1861'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;The territory of Utah was reduced by the creation of the territories of Nevada and Colorado.</nowiki>
+'''1861''': The territory of Utah was reduced by the creation of the territories of Nevada and Colorado.
-'''1862-1865'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;Fort Douglas was established in 1862 when 750 volunteer soldiers came from California during the Civil War.</nowiki>
+'''1862-1865''': Fort Douglas was established in 1862 when 750 volunteer soldiers came from California during the Civil War.
-'''1862'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;The first of a series of federal laws was passed to discourage the practice of polygamy. The first was the Morrill Act which defined plural marriage as bigamy and declared it a crime.</nowiki>
+'''1862''': The first of a series of federal laws was passed to discourage the practice of polygamy. The first was the Morrill Act which defined plural marriage as bigamy and declared it a crime.
-'''1863'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;Mining began in earnest. Recurrent mineral discoveries brought prospectors to Utah throughout the latter part of the 1800's and into the 20th century. Mining attracted minority communities to Utah.</nowiki>
+'''1863''': Mining began in earnest. Recurrent mineral discoveries brought prospectors to Utah throughout the latter part of the 1800's and into the 20th century. Mining attracted minority communities to Utah.
 '''1863''' Bear River Massacre
-'''1865-1867'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;Approximately 100 settlers and an unknown number of American Indians were killed during the Black Hawk Indian War. Attacks were primarily occurred in the Sanpete and Sevier valleys, causing the temporary abandonment of a number of settlements.</nowiki>
+'''1865-1867''': Approximately 100 settlers and an unknown number of American Indians were killed during the Black Hawk Indian War. Attacks were primarily occurred in the Sanpete and Sevier valleys, causing the temporary abandonment of a number of settlements.
-'''1868'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;The territory of Utah was reduced by the creation of the territory of Wyoming.</nowiki>
+'''1868''': The territory of Utah was reduced by the creation of the territory of Wyoming.
-'''1869'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Point near Brigham City, bringing an influx of settlers to Utah, including Chinese.</nowiki> (January 4,)
+'''1869''': The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Point near Brigham City, bringing an influx of settlers to Utah, including Chinese.
-'''1870s'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;Mormon settlers established additional communities in the adjacent states of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. The coal mining industry that began in the 1870's and steadily increased until the 1920s attracted thousands of new immigrants to eastern Utah.</nowiki>
+'''1870s''': Mormon settlers established additional communities in the adjacent states of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. The coal mining industry that began in the 1870's and steadily increased until the 1920s attracted thousands of new immigrants to eastern Utah.
-'''1874'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;A second anti-polygamy bill, the Poland Act, was passed, limiting the jurisdiction of probate courts, thus forcing members of the Church to be tried in federal courts including those being tried for polygamy and those seeking divorce.</nowiki>
+'''1874''': A second anti-polygamy bill, the Poland Act, was passed, limiting the jurisdiction of probate courts, thus forcing members of the Church to be tried in federal courts including those being tried for polygamy and those seeking divorce.
 '''1879''' White River Ute
-'''1862-1887'''<nowiki>: &nbsp;The most far-reaching act, the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887, was passed to stop the practice of polygamy. This act had a tremendous impact on the people of Utah and their record-keeping practices. This act:</nowiki>
+'''1862-1887''': The most far-reaching act, the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887, was passed to stop the practice of polygamy. This act had a tremendous impact on the people of Utah and their record-keeping practices. This act:
 *Abolished woman's suffrage.