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When did the Mormons settle in Salt Lake City?
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2010-02-13 23:02:06
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When did Mormons settle at the Great Salt Lake?
The first Mormons arrived to settle in the Great Salt Lake on
July 24, 1847.
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What best explains why the Mormons moved to Salt Lake City?
The Mormons didn't move to Salt Lake City, they moved to a
mostly uninhabited desert and built Salt Lake City. This was due to
the persecution and violence they had faced in other cities where
they attempted to settle.
Asked in Utah, Mormonism, Salt Lake City
What is the link between the Mormons and the Salt Lake and Salt Lake City?
The Mormons traveled to Utah and settled in the Salt Lake
Valley. They established the city Salt Lake City.
Asked in Utah, Mormonism, Salt Lake City
What year did the Mormons settle in Salt Lake City?
The first group of Mormons to arrive in Salt Lake City came in
July 1847. Subsequent groups came later. Church members were
encouraged to leave their hometowns and move to Salt Lake City
until about 1900, when they were encouraged to stay where they were
and build up the Church in their area.
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Which city did the Mormons in Utah found?
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Asked in History of the United States, Utah, Mormonism, Great Salt Lake
Why were the Mormons able to settle successfully at the Great Salt Lake?
The Mormons were able to settle successfuly at the Great Salt
Lake due to their faith, strength, steadfast determination to
settle together in a place where they would not be persecuted for
their religious beliefs and where the lord wanted them to be.
Asked in Utah, Mormonism, Salt Lake City
Do more Mormons live in park city Utah than salt lake city?
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What path did the Mormons take to get from New York to salt lake city?
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What path did the Mormons take from New York to salt lake city?
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When did the Mormons settle in the Salt Lake City Utah?
The first group of Mormon pioneers arrived in Salt Lake City in
late July, 1847. Pioneers and convert immigrants continued to
settle in Salt Lake City and surrounding cities until the early
1900's, when the Church began to encourage it's members to stay in
their homelands and build up the Church there.
Asked in Utah, Mormonism, Salt Lake City
What was Salt Lake City called by the Mormons?
The Mormon pioneers originally named it Great Salt Lake City,
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When was Salt Lake City started?
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What colony did the Mormons establish?
The Mormons established Salt Lake City, Utah. This was
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Smith. Now, Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.
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Why did the Mormons choose to settle in Salt Lake Valley?
The Mormons were given information concerning the Salt Lake
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traveled the west before the Mormons were ever even there. Through
his description of the area the Mormons decided to move there.
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Did Brigham Young find Salt Lake City?
No, Brigham Young did not find Salt Lake City. He
built it. He lead the Mormons from Illinois to Utah, and
they built a city on shores of the great salt lake.
Asked in Utah, Mormonism, Salt Lake City
When did Mormons find Salt Lake City?
Well, technically, they never found Salt Lake City. They found a
large empty valley and built Salt Lake City. They arrived there in
July 1847.
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Did the salt in Salt Lake City lake settle to the bottom?
no the waves made it mixed up.
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What did the mormons call their settlement on the Great Salt Lake?
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Lake, as there is swampy marshland surrounding the lake for several
miles. The first city they settled in the area was Great Salt Lake
City, later renamed Salt Lake City, which is about 20 miles from
the nearest shore of the Great Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City and other Mormon settlements in the area were a
part of a territory the Mormons named Deseret.
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What is the principle city of the Mormons?
You are probably thinking of Salt Lake City, Utah. The
headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(the "Mormon" church) has been located in Salt Lake City since
1847.
However, there is no city where most Mormons live. There are
14.5 million Mormons scattered around the globe, with about 35-40%
of Mormons living in the United States and about 10% of Mormons
living in the state of Utah. Only about 0.4% of Mormons live in
Salt Lake City boundaries.
Asked in History of the United States, Utah, Mormonism
What path did the Mormons take from New York to salkt lake city?
The Mormons went from Palmyra, NY to Kirtland, OH to Navoo, IL
to Salt Lake City, UT
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What did the Mormons do in 1847?
They arrived in Utah and began building Salt Lake City.
Asked in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mormonism
Salt Lake City was laid out by Mormons But who was the leader of this?
The city was founded in 1847 as Great Salt Lake City by a group
of Mormon pioneers led by their prophet, Brigham Young.
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Who is the religious group that settle in salt lake valley?
The Mormons settled in the Salt Lake Valley. Today, they are
officially known as the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day
Saints.
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What was route the Mormons used to go from new york to slat lake city?
The Mormons went from Palmyra, NY to Kirtland, OH to Navoo, IL
to Salt Lake City, UT