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Salt Lake City got it's name from being so close to the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake was once apart of A very large lake named Lake Bonneville that once covered many states.
It's next to the Great Salt Lake.
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∙ 12y agoSalt Lake City's original name was Deseret. It was named by Mormans (members of the Church of Jesus Christ) who were kicked out of (at first) New York State because many people disapproved with their beliefs, such as polygamy (the idea that one man could have more than one wife). About 12,000 Mormans made the trek all the way down to Utah (this would be the largest single migration in American History). There, they built communities in Deseret
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∙ 13y agoThe town was founded by the Mormons in 1846. It was originally called Deseret, and was a small town.
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∙ 12y agoThe Mormon pioneers originally named it Great Salt Lake City, but shortened it to Salt Lake City because the name was so long.
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