Talk:Utah Territory

Trails
where were the trails they used? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.247.251.68 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 16 February 2005


 * See Mormon Trail, California Trail, Oregon Trail & Old Spanish Trail (trade route). -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 20:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

The railroad was welcomed by the Mormon Leadership, not shunned
There is a slew of evidence that the Mormons welcomed the railroad, and as early as 1854 were petitioning Congress to build the Pacific Railway through Salt Lake City. The statement that it "was not regarded as especially beneficial by the Mormons who governed the territory" in the article is false. Brigham Young was in the southern part of the territory at the time due to ecclesiastical responsibilities, but there were plenty of Mormon leaders present on May 10, 1868, including Bishop Lorin Farr and Apostle Ezra T. Benson. As such I have deleted that sentence. D&#38;RGW 223 (talk) 02:04, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

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