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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 .
(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 .
"The Great Salt Lake" Single by Band of Horses; from the album Everything All the Time; Released: August 2006: Recorded: Avast Studios: Genre: Indie rock: Length: 3: 46 (radio edit) 4:45 (album version) Label: Sub Pop, Kids Records: Songwriter(s) Ben Bridwell, Chris Early, Tim Meinig: Producer(s) Band of Horses, Phil Ek: Band of Horses singles ...
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]
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He was one of the first people of European descent to see the Great Salt Lake, purportedly reaching its shores around 1824–25. However, Jim Bridger also reached the lake at about the same time, in late 1824, [ 3 ] and maps from the 1600s may show the Great Salt Lake, possibly indicating European explorers reached the area over a century ...
In 1982 a national headquarters building was completed in the East Mill Creek area of Salt Lake City. Administrative offices and a print library are housed there, as well as meeting rooms for local and national events. Membership is divided into chapters where members meet, usually monthly, to hear speakers on subjects of interest in history ...
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.