42 Interesting Facts About UtahThere are a lot of interesting facts about Utah, so I put together a short list of interesting things about the state. 1. Utah was first explored for the Spanish by Franciscan Friars Escalante and Dominguez in 1776 2. The nation’s first department store was built in Utah in the 1800s. This store was named Zions Co-operative Mercantile. 3. The Great Salt Lake is 34 feet deep at its deepest part. 4. Salt Lake City was discovered in 1824 by Jim Bridger. 5. Salt Lake City was originally called Great Salt Lake City until the great was taken out in 1868. 6. The Average snow in the mountains next to Salt Lake is 500 inches. 7. Rainbow bridge is the world’s biggest natural rock structure spanning over 278 feet wide and 309 feet tall. 8. The tv show “Touched by an Angel” was filmed in Utah. 9. The Movies “A space Odyssey” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” “Forest Gump” “Independence Day” “Thelma and Louis” and “Footlose” all filmed in Utah. 10. Utah has the highest Literacy rate in the country. 11. The highest Employer in Utah is the US government 12. The US government owns 65% of the land in Utah 13. It is the only State whose Capital has 3 words in it 14. Nicknamed the Beehive State 15. Utah we love thee was made the state song on February 17, 1937 16. It is the 11th largest State 17. Utah comes from the “Ute” tribe which means people of mountains 18. Utah became the 45 state in 1848 after the Mexican war 19. All 3 words in Salt Lake City are 4 letters 20. The State Symbol is the Beehive 21. The State animal is the Rock Mt Elk 22. The state fish is the rainbow trout 23. The Uinta mountain range is named after the “Ute” Indians 24. The state has 5 National Parks, 6 forests, and 42 State Parks 25. Salt Lake City Host the Olympics in 2002 26. The state contains 147,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs 27. 7.1% of its residence are foreign born 28. On average 3.13 people live in each household in Utah 29. There are 133 golf courses in Utah, Fore!!! 30. There are 27.2 people per square mile in Utah 31. Utah has the world’s largest Dinosaur footprints, one of the most interesting facts about Utah. 32. Utah has over 4,000 species of plants 33. Almost 14 million people visit the state each year 34. The nation’s first transcontinental railroad was completed with a “Golden Spike” in Promontory Utah 35. Navajo banned their ancient symbol of friendship because it looked like the Swastika 36. The State Flower is the Sego Lily 37. The State Bird is the Californian Gull 38. The Utah state tree is the Blue Spruce 39. Zion’s narrow canyon is so narrow that you can see the stars on the bottom of the canyon during the day. 40. The Utah state motto is "Indusrtry" 41. The Utah State Flag was Created in 1912. 42. This is the best Southern Utah travel site ever created That’s it, I hope you found these interesting facts about utah, well interesting.
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