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Mapping the Polygamy Underground
In the late-nineteenth-century Intermountain West, crisis befell members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family members went into hiding, separated from one another by hundreds,…
Native American Removal from National Parks
National Parks were created, in part, to protect land and resources from development and business interests. In the process of creating them, however, American Indians who lived in park areas were…
Camels in the Intermountain West
After evolutionarily originating in the Americas, camels returned to the American West as pack animals in a U.S. military experiment as well as a series of transportation enterprises. These exotic…
Sites of Religious Diversity in Utah
Though best-known for its Latter-day Saint population, Utah is home to diverse religious communities. Locations explored in this tour are centered in Salt Lake City and Ogden, former railroad hubs and…