45th State
January 4, 1896 |
Utah |
The western mountain region
in the
west-central |
Flag
of the State of Utah
State Abbreviation: UT
Nickname: Beehive State
Origin of Name: From the Ute tribe, meaning people of the mountains.
Utah State Symbols:
Capital: Salt
Lake City
Motto: Industry
Utah State Seal
Animal: Rocky
Mountain Elk
Bird: California
Seagull
Cooking Pot: Dutch
Oven
Emblem: Beehive
Fish: Bonneville
Cutthroat Trout
Flower: Sego
Lily
Folk Dance: Square
Dance
Fossil: Allosaurus
Fruit: Cherry
Gem: Topaz
Grass: Indian
Rice Grass
Insect: Honey
Bee
Mineral: Copper
Rock: Coal
Song: Utah,
We Love Thee
Star: Dubhe
Tartan: Utah
State Tartan
Tree: Blue
Spruce
Vegetable: Spanish
Sweet Onion
Historic Vegetable: Sugar
Beet
Things to Know
Five major tribes have lived and continue to live in Utah:
1. Ute;
2. Dine' (Navajo);
3. Paiute;
4. Goshute;
and 5. Shoshone.
Utah is the second driest state in the nation.
Major Rivers: Colorado River, Green
River
Major Lakes: Great Salt Lake, Lake Powell, Utah Lake
Famous Utahns
Brigham
Young (1801 – 1877), Lead Pioneers to Utah
George
Sutherland (1862 – 1942), Supreme Court Justice
Philo
Farnsworth (1906 – 1971), Invented the television
Debbie Fields (1956 - ), Mrs. Fields Cookies
Things to Do
Navajo Sand Painting
A Navajo art form traditionally used my medicine men to create sacred
images for healing purposes.
Need: sand, food coloring, zip-lock baggie, diluted glue, foam trays
or bowls, plastic spoons, craft sticks, sand (beach or playground),
construction paper.
Place sand into a zip-lock baggie with food coloring. Close bag.
Vigorously shake the bag until all the sand is colored. Open the bag
and spread sand out to dry. Repeat with any color desired.
Have children draw a simple picture on construction paper. When the
drawing is finish use slightly diluted glue on the picture. Using a
spoon, immediately sprinkle colored sand on the picture. Continue
until the picture is finished.
Utah State Bird and State Flower Printable
Color Page.
Before printing under File in Page Setup set margins to zero.
Sites to See
The Utah
History Encyclopedia
The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form consisting of
575 articles and over 200 historic photographs.
Timeline
of Utah history
Find some interesting events in Utah history.
History for Kids-Utah
History, games, and more.
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