Admitted as the 45th state on January 4, 1896, modern Utah has been inhabited by various indigenous groups for thousands of years, including ancient Puebloans, Navajo and the Ute tribe (people of the mountains) from which the state derives it’s name.
360° Virtual Tours: 15 Capital: Salt Lake City Population: 3,417,734 State Parks: 44 National Parks: 5
State Quarter:
Two trains face the golden spike that joined the tracks of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in 1869 at Promontory, Utah.
