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Brigham Young University Campus Buildings
42 Locations ~ Curated by Intermountain Histories Research and Editorial AssistantsJohn F. Kennedy’s Conservation Tour in September, 1963
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Camp Floyd and the Mormons
For nearly a decade prior to the army’s arrival in 1857, the Mormons had lived relatively isolated and undisturbed by outside influences. Of early concern to church leaders, Fairfield, a satellite town of Camp Floyd, was viewed as bringing moral…
The Russians Who Left Northern Utah
While there have been Russians from different religions who have settled in Utah over the years, a settlement of Molokan Russians in Park Valley is one of the only known Russian enclaves in Utah’s history. “Molokan” is a derivative from the Russian…
Mantua’s Danish Heritage
In the spring of 1863, twelve Danish families were sent by Church Leader Lorenzo Snow to settle the little valley of Mantua. Although more than one “Little Denmark” dotted the state of Utah in the late 1800s and early 1900s, “Little Copenhagen” was…