By Kathryn FeltwellSALT LAKE COUNTY

Salt Lake County is bordered on the east and west by mountains creating a valley. Part of the Great Salt Lake is included in

the northern part of the county. When looking at Salt Lake County today, you

might forget that only a couple hundred years ago the valley was empty of human

structures and many trees. A few Shoshone and Ute Indians used the area for hunting. William H. Ashley trappers, around 1824, were the first white men to see the area. The area changed forever

when in 1847 the Mormon pioneers came into the valley led by Brigham Young. Within days after their arrival these

pioneers set up a city that they called the Great Salt Lake City that later became

known as Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE’S BEGINNING DAYS…

LDS survivors who made it to SLC July 24,

1847

Salt Lake Valley Brigham Young

PROGRESSION OF SALT LAKE COUNTY

Salt Lake’s Beginning days

Salt Lake City now

FUN FACTS ABOUT SALT LAKE COUNTY

Hosted Winter Olympics in 2002

Salt Lake is the Capital of Utah

In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was

completed

Mormon temple took 40 years to build

View of Salt Lake from the sky: Salt Lake City, Utah Night view from airplane - YouTube

THINGS TO DO IN SALT LAKE COUNTY

•Children's Museum of Utah •Pioneer Memorial Museum •Utah State Capitol Building •Great Salt Lake State Park •Utah Museum of Fine Arts •Hill Aerospace Museum •Utah Museum of Natural History •Utah State Historical Society •Fort Douglas Military Museum •Social Hall Heritage Museum •Trolley Square

•Temple Square •Beehive House •Brighton Ski Resort •Liberty Park •Joseph Smith Memorial Building •Alta Ski Area •Eccles Dinosaur Park •Mormon Tabernacle Choir •Park City Historic Main Street •Thanksgiving Point Gardens •Museum of Church History and Art

Websites to Visit to find what you can do in Utah County:

http://www.visitsaltlake.com/visit/

http://www.go-utah.com/Salt-Lake-City/

http://utaholympiclegacy.com/

http://ilovehistory.utah.gov/place/counties/salt_lake.html

(Fun Facts for Kids)