Statehood:
January 4, 1896 (45th
State)
State song: "Utah,
We Love Thee" (1953)
State bird:
California
gull (1955)
State tree: blue spruce (1933)
State flower:: sego lily (1911)
State Emblem: beehive (1959);
State Gem: topaz;
State Animal: Rocky Mountain elk (1971);
State Insect: honeybee (1983);
State Grass: Indian rice grass (1990);
State Fossil: allosaurus (1988);
State Cooking pot: dutch oven (1997);
State Fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout (1997);
State Fruit: cherry (1997);
State Mineral: copper;
State Rock: coal (1991)
State Motto: "Industry"
State Nickname:
Beehive State
Highest Point: The highest point in
Utah
is
Kings Peak
at 13,528 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Utah
is
Beaverdam Wash
at 2,000 feet above sea level.
Largest cities: Salt Lake City, 178,097; Provo, 113,459; West Valley
City, 113,300; West Jordan, 91,444; Orem, 89,713; Sandy, 89,664; Ogden, 78,309;
St. George, 64,201; Layton, 61,782; Taylorsville, 58,009:
Famous Utahans: Maude Adams actress, Salt Lake City
Frank Borzage film director, producer, Salt Lake City
John M. Browning inventor, Ogden
Butch Cassidy outlaw, Circleville
Barney Clark heart patient, Provo
Laraine Day actress, Roosevelt
Bernard De Voto writer, Ogden
Avard Fairbanks sculptor, Provo
Philo Farnsworth television pioneer, Beaver
Jake Garn senator, Richfield
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