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The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere [1] and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world. [2] It lies in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah and has a substantial impact upon the local climate , particularly through lake-effect snow .
Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone Great Salt Lake. Bridger was among the first non-indigenous people to explore the natural wonders of the Yellowstone region. In the fall of 1824, Bridger was the first person of European descent to explore the Great Salt Lake region, reaching it by bull boat.
Downtown Salt Lake City circa 1913 Salt Lake City suburb, 1909 Armed delivery of liquor & beer, 1917. The Great Depression hit Salt Lake City especially hard. At its peak, the unemployment rate reached 61,500 people, about 36%. The annual per capita income in 1932 was $276, half of what it was in 1929, $537 annually. Jobs were scarce.
(c.1890) View of the Great Salt Lake by Lambourne Hill Cumorah by Lambourne Alfred Lambourne (February 2, 1850 – June 6, 1926) [ 1 ] was an English-born American artist and author. In the 1860s, he and his family moved to the American West with the Mormon pioneers .
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Howard Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.One of his most notable achievements was leading a two-year expedition (1849–1851) to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings. [1]
The song isn't actually about the Great Salt Lake, but about Lake Murray, a reservoir in Ben Bridwell's home state of South Carolina. He explained, "A lot of the imagery is about South Carolina, combined with some incidents we heard about from some hilarious fuck-ups we knew from Salt Lake City ."
The Territory of Utah changes the name of Great Salt Lake County to Salt Lake County. [5] 1866: May 5: U.S. President Andrew Johnson signs An Act concerning the Boundaries of the State of Nevada, annexing the portion of the Territory of Utah west of the 37th meridian west from Washington (114°02′43″W) to the State of Nevada. 1865: September 30