Author: John S. McCormick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Salt Lake City is no ordinary place. Its "hard-gutted individuality", as Western historian Dale L. Morgan called it, gives it a "contradictory charm". The city has an extraordinary and complicated past, full of paradoxes and irresolution about its image. This is the story of a frontier outpost, founded as a haven for religious refugees, that eventually becomes a melting pot for different kinds of people -- different voices, experiences, points of view, traditions, values, and ways of life. In fact, the city has emerged from the crucible of conflict, based partly on religion but also on race, class distinction, and gender. The author's goal in his thought-provoking overview, accented by 125 historical photographs, is not to shift from the "feel good" emphasis of traditional photo-histories but to augment that approach with information about societal change, a history of groups and traditions and of the ideas and experiences that have made the city what it is today.
The Gathering Place
Secret Salt Lake City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Jeremy Pugh
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681060736
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Where can you find a chunk of the Matterhorn enshrined at a Utah ski resort? What is the origin of Josepa, the Hawaiian ghost town in the desert? And why is Utah called the Beehive State? You hold in your hands the answers to these questions and more in this guide to the oddities, wonders, myths, and legends of Utah’s capital city. Secret Salt Lake City opens a window into the weird, the bizarre, and the obscure secrets of the city, some of which are hiding in plain sight. Founded by religious pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1847, its one-of-a-kind origin story makes Salt Lake City a rich backdrop for frontier grit, culture, and curious relics. Did you know that there is an alphabet hidden in your computer that was invented in Salt Lake City? What is the significance of the religious symbols on the Salt Lake Temple? And how did Sherlock Holmes solve a fictional mystery in London that originated in Utah? Lifetime resident and author Jeremy Pugh and Mary Brown Malouf unlock these mysteries and more to pull back the curtain on the secrets of Salt Lake City. This isn’t your traditional guidebook, and it will enrich your visit to the Crossroads of the West.
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681060736
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Where can you find a chunk of the Matterhorn enshrined at a Utah ski resort? What is the origin of Josepa, the Hawaiian ghost town in the desert? And why is Utah called the Beehive State? You hold in your hands the answers to these questions and more in this guide to the oddities, wonders, myths, and legends of Utah’s capital city. Secret Salt Lake City opens a window into the weird, the bizarre, and the obscure secrets of the city, some of which are hiding in plain sight. Founded by religious pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1847, its one-of-a-kind origin story makes Salt Lake City a rich backdrop for frontier grit, culture, and curious relics. Did you know that there is an alphabet hidden in your computer that was invented in Salt Lake City? What is the significance of the religious symbols on the Salt Lake Temple? And how did Sherlock Holmes solve a fictional mystery in London that originated in Utah? Lifetime resident and author Jeremy Pugh and Mary Brown Malouf unlock these mysteries and more to pull back the curtain on the secrets of Salt Lake City. This isn’t your traditional guidebook, and it will enrich your visit to the Crossroads of the West.
Salt Lake City Then and Now
Author: Kirk Huffaker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592238361
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592238361
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Avenues of Salt Lake City
Author: Karl T. Haglund
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913738313
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This book deals with both the history and architecture of the Avenues Historic District -- primarily a residential district -- of Salt Lake City.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913738313
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This book deals with both the history and architecture of the Avenues Historic District -- primarily a residential district -- of Salt Lake City.
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City
Author: Greg Witt
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN: 0897329422
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City is the only guidebook that pinpoints the most exceptional hikes in the area. It contains meticulous trail descriptions that range from comfortable strolls for families to difficult treks for those looking for a challenging workout. Extensive key-at-a-glance information makes it easier to choose a hike based on length, difficulty, or scenery. A helpful list of hikes in the front of the book highlights those with special interests — best hikes for children, scenic hikes, hikes good for wildlife viewing, best hikes for runners, and more. Each hike report includes commentary on trailside geology, flowers, and wildlife. Historical notes provide fascinating details about early miners, trailblazers, the Pony Express, and Mormon pioneers. Nestled in the western flank of the Rockies, Salt Lake City provides ready access to a stunning array of hiking options amid alpine lakes, snow-draped mountain peaks, fragrant evergreen forests, deep canyon waterfalls, granite towers, and flowered cirques. Within 60 miles of Salt Lake City there are thousands of square miles of national forest, National Wilderness Areas, state parks and designated recreation areas to explore.
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN: 0897329422
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City is the only guidebook that pinpoints the most exceptional hikes in the area. It contains meticulous trail descriptions that range from comfortable strolls for families to difficult treks for those looking for a challenging workout. Extensive key-at-a-glance information makes it easier to choose a hike based on length, difficulty, or scenery. A helpful list of hikes in the front of the book highlights those with special interests — best hikes for children, scenic hikes, hikes good for wildlife viewing, best hikes for runners, and more. Each hike report includes commentary on trailside geology, flowers, and wildlife. Historical notes provide fascinating details about early miners, trailblazers, the Pony Express, and Mormon pioneers. Nestled in the western flank of the Rockies, Salt Lake City provides ready access to a stunning array of hiking options amid alpine lakes, snow-draped mountain peaks, fragrant evergreen forests, deep canyon waterfalls, granite towers, and flowered cirques. Within 60 miles of Salt Lake City there are thousands of square miles of national forest, National Wilderness Areas, state parks and designated recreation areas to explore.
Haunted Salt Lake City
Author: Laurie Allen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665230
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
“Haunted mansions, phantom nuns and a poltergeist wedding crasher . . . The book’s pages are filled with accounts of ghostly sightings.” —Deseret News Uncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes to surprise guests of the McCune Mansion by leaping from a mirror. Believed to be stationed at Fort Douglas, a Civil War vet named Clem still teases female visitors. Staff at the historic Devereaux Mansion, once a major social center, relented in their vain nightly attempts to keep the lights off and let the spirits continue their eternal party. And nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Cross still visit patients in the hospital they established. The guides of Story Tours’ Salt Lake City Ghost Tour reveal characters who just can’t seem to leave the valley.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665230
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
“Haunted mansions, phantom nuns and a poltergeist wedding crasher . . . The book’s pages are filled with accounts of ghostly sightings.” —Deseret News Uncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes to surprise guests of the McCune Mansion by leaping from a mirror. Believed to be stationed at Fort Douglas, a Civil War vet named Clem still teases female visitors. Staff at the historic Devereaux Mansion, once a major social center, relented in their vain nightly attempts to keep the lights off and let the spirits continue their eternal party. And nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Cross still visit patients in the hospital they established. The guides of Story Tours’ Salt Lake City Ghost Tour reveal characters who just can’t seem to leave the valley.
Salt Lake City
Author: Dick Nourse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881096580
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As part of an online guide to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Salt Lake City Corporation provides information about the city. Some of the topics discussed include winter Olympics events, the weather, tourist attractions, restaurants, transportation, community development, educational institutions, housing, building and zoning, building permits, and housing and neighborhood development. The information is available in PDF format.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781881096580
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As part of an online guide to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Salt Lake City Corporation provides information about the city. Some of the topics discussed include winter Olympics events, the weather, tourist attractions, restaurants, transportation, community development, educational institutions, housing, building and zoning, building permits, and housing and neighborhood development. The information is available in PDF format.
History of Salt Lake City
Author: Edward William Tullidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
The History of Salt Lake City and Its Founders
Author: Edward William Tullidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description