| A short
history of the Utah State flag |
In 1847 the first
Mormons entered Salt Lake City when it was still part of Mexico,
and still remains the largest religious body in the state. In
1848 the Mormons founded a state which they named
"Deseret" (meaning honeybee). Appearing on both the
state flag and seal was the Mormon's emblem, which was a beehive.
In 1849, the area was declared a Territory with the new name
of Utah. The canton of the flag was changed so the cannon no
longer appeared, and this flag was used until 1860. The state
seal was adopted in 1850 and has a coat of arms consisting of
a shield containing a beeehive with sego lilies on either side.
The lilies were eaten by the early settlers when they ran out
of food, and are therefore commemorated. the state seal motto
is above the beehive, and the name of the state is below it.
There is an American flag on either side of the shield, and the
crest is an eagle grasping some arrows. Until the Daughters of
the American Revolution designed a new flag, (one with the arms
of the seal in white on a blue field), there was no flag. The
new flag was adopted in March 1911, and changed in March 1913
to the present flag with the arms in color within a thin gold
circle. |
| A short
history of Utah (The Beehive State) |
Part of a huge
area of Mexico, and ceded to the USA in 1848, which was after
the Mormons who founded Salt Lake City in 1847. The Mormon polygamy
prevented entry to the Union until January 4, 1896. |
| Area
of Utah |
84,899 sq. miles |
Capital
|
Salt Lake City |
| Major
Products |
Copper, gold,
oil, gas, barley, wheat, primary metals, fabricated metals and
machinery |
| State
Motto |
Industry |
