National Historic Landmark-Brigham Young Complex

National Historic Landmark- Brigham Young Complex

Brigham Young (1801-1877), was the second president of the Mormon Church and colonizer of Utah. From 1852, when their construction began, until Young's death, these buildings were closely associated with events in Western expansion and ...

National Historic Landmark-Temple Square

National Historic Landmark- Temple Square

Begun in the early 1850s, this complex symbolizes the strong cultural and religious individuality of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). The Tabernacle's unsupported domed roof is one of the largest in the ...

National Historic Landmark-Old City Hall Salt Lake City

National Historic Landmark- Old City Hall (Salt Lake City)

Erected between 1864 and 1866, the Old City Hall served both as a municipal building and Utah Territorial Capitol until 1894. It was a focal point for confrontations between Federal officials and ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Douglas

National Historic Landmark- Fort Douglas

The army was stationed here to maintain Federal authority in the Mormon territory in the 1860s. The fort also represented an effort to protect transcontinental telegraph lines, mail, and transportation routes.

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National Historic Landmark-Emigration Canyon

National Historic Landmark- Emigration Canyon

Emigration Canyon forms the natural passage through the Wasatch Mountains to Salt Lake Valley traversed by Brigham Young and his Mormon followers on the last leg of their journey from the Missouri Valley in 1847.

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National Historic Landmark-Desolation Canyon

National Historic Landmark- Desolation Canyon

John Wesley Powell, naturalist and explorer, led a Smithsonian expedition down the Colorado River in 1869 to the previously unexplored canyon, giving names to the natural features along the way.

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National Historic Landmark-Central Utah Relocation Center-Topaz

National Historic Landmark- Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz) Site

The Central Utah Relocation Center Site, commonly known as Topaz, is nationally significant as one of ten relocation centers built to intern Japanese Americans during World War II.

It embodies the history ...

National Historic Landmark-Bryce Canyon Lodge Cabins

National Historic Landmark- Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins

Built between 1924-1927, this complex is an excellent example of the type of architecture encouraged by the National Park Service and built by the railroads.

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National Historic Landmark-Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

National Historic Landmark- Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

Developed in 1904, this is the first open pit copper mine in the world, and the largest. It continues to yield a high percentage of all American copper.

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National Historic Landmark-Alkali Ridge

National Historic Landmark-Alkali Ridge

This large area, comprising some 70 square miles, contains vestiges of the earliest traditionally recognized Puebloan architecture - above-ground dwellings built around a central courtyard with associated underground kiva.

The ridge is considered the type location of ...