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Utah 230 to 65 million years ago when many types of dinosaurs lived in the eastern and southern parts of what is now known as Utah. Utah's history dates back to the Mesozoic Era. Everyday fossilized remnants are still being unearthed in the state. http://www.go-utah.com/Vernal/ | Utah 230 to 65 million years ago when many types of dinosaurs lived in the eastern and southern parts of what is now known as Utah. Utah's history dates back to the Mesozoic Era. Everyday fossilized remnants are still being unearthed in the state. http://www.go-utah.com/Vernal/ | ||
Between 1A.D. to 1300 the Anasazi and Fremont Indians had an agricultural lifestyle in southern Utah. Many years before the arrival of explorers, mountain men and pioneer | Between 1A.D. to 1300 the Anasazi and Fremont Indians had an agricultural lifestyle in southern Utah. Many years before the arrival of explorers, mountain men and pioneer pettlers came to the valley. The Utes and the Navajo tribes lived across the area. They were known as the Ancient Puebloan cultures. | ||
[http://www.thefurtrapper.com/fremont_indians.htm http://www.thefurtrapper.com/fremont_indians.htm] | [http://www.thefurtrapper.com/fremont_indians.htm http://www.thefurtrapper.com/fremont_indians.htm] | ||
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http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/centennial_celebration/021995.html. | http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/centennial_celebration/021995.html. | ||
Mormons | Mormons migratedtothe Salt Lake Valley seeking religious freedom in 1847. In May of 1869 the first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory, Utah. More than 60,000 Mormons had come to the territory by covered wagon or handcart. Utah became the 45th State in the United States on January4, 1896. | ||
[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STATEHOOD.html http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STATEHOOD.html] | [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STATEHOOD.html http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STATEHOOD.html] | ||
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http://historyforkids.utah.gov/history_and_facts/Utah%20History%20and% | http://historyforkids.utah.gov/history_and_facts/Utah%20History%20and% | ||
This is a picture of The Beard Family they were early settlers. We will be adding their Family Tree shortly. I will be adding some old sheet music of old pioneer songs, and many more pictures | This is a picture of The Beard Family they were early settlers. We will be adding their Family Tree shortly. I will be adding some old sheet music of old pioneer songs, and many more pictures | ||
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/File:Beards.jpg | https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/File:Beards.jpg | ||