| 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 |
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