Utah

From Salt Lake City to Zion National Park, survey the rich terrain of Utah history. Desert outposts no longer keep watch for the arrival of the Pony Express, and the ore trains of Bingham Canyon have made their final run. But our Utah history books provide uninterrupted travel to landscapes as they appeared to members of Brigham’s Young’s expedition or guests at Ogden’s Broom Hotel. Map out the vision of Springville artists, Provo entrepreneurs and Moab peach growers in these histories of the Beehive State.
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Utahisms
Utahisms

Utahisms

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Utahisms: Unique Expressions, Inventions, Place Names and more ranges from the characteristic to the bizarre

  

The Beehive State’s iconic vistas are singular and distinctive. So too are its colloquialisms, peculiar place names and landmark firsts. Confusion from local dialect ultimately thwarted a would be robber in Salt Lake City. The proper pronunciation of Tooele might surprise visitors, while residents still debate its origins. And, phrases once thought to be solely Utahn often prove otherwise. The world’s first department store was born out of xenophobia and religious persecution in 1869. Martha Hughes Cannon followed through on Brigham Young’s encouraging women to become physicians. She later became the first female state senator in the United States, defeating her own husband.

   

Examining everything from phonetics to history, BYU Linguistics Professor David Eddington reveals the roots of what is truly, uniquely Utah.

Utahisms