Brigham Young settled Utah, because he (and all the other Mormons) wanted to live somewhere where they wouldn't be persecuted for their religion.
It is the year that Utah was settled
Utah was settled in 1847 by Brigham Young and his Mormon settlers. After intolerance problems with the people of Illinois, Young agreed with the Governor's belief that they should move away. Once Salt Lake City was established, Young sent groups of settlers to establish colonies in other parts of Utah as well.
James K. Polk was president when the Mormons first settled Utah in 1847. Grover Cleveland was president in 1896 when it became a state,
Mormons traveled west in either a conestoga wagon or handcart and settled in Utah.
Mormons(Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints).
It is the year that Utah was settled
Utah was settled by Mormons.
When Mormon Pioneers were prosecuted and pushed to the west they settled the great state of Utah.
They settled in Utah. There are also alot in Idaho and California, but Utah is the main state.
There were Native Americans living in Utah around 10 thousand years ago, including the Anasazi tribe. Spanish explorers settled the area in the 16th century because they were looking for a lost city of gold.
Utah. Mormons settled the majority of the towns in Utah, southern Idaho, and northern Arizona. This area is sometimes called the "Mormon Curtain".
The Mormons.
Mormon pioneers settled in the great state of Utah.
Utah was settled in 1847 by Brigham Young and his Mormon settlers. After intolerance problems with the people of Illinois, Young agreed with the Governor's belief that they should move away. Once Salt Lake City was established, Young sent groups of settlers to establish colonies in other parts of Utah as well.
James K. Polk was president when the Mormons first settled Utah in 1847. Grover Cleveland was president in 1896 when it became a state,
Utah Territory was originally settled by Mormon pioneers seeking religious freedom. Religon had everything to do with it.
The Mormons created a community in Utah because they were repeatedly persecuted in the populated parts of the U.S. Utah was pretty much devoid of people when they settled there, so there was no one to persecute them.