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History of Salt Lake City
Knowing the history of Salt Lake City when you visit can make your vacation come alive.
Ancient indigenous people, the ancestors of the Ute and Navajo tribes, are reported to have been in the Salt Lake City area from approximately 1 A.D. to 1300 A.D. The United States was declaring its independence in 1776, Catholic fathers and the explorers Dominguez and Escalante were documenting Utah's geography and the people. Spanish explorers and Mexican traders followed Escalante and Dominguez in the 18th century. Mountain men and trappers arrived to exploit Utah's abundant wildlife during the 1820s. Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847 by a group of approximately 150 Mormon settlers.

Mormon pioneers began arriving in 1847, and over the course of that year nearly 2,000 migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in search of religious freedom. In 1848 a late frost, drought and a plague of locusts nearly destroyed the settlers' harvest. Flocks of seagulls from the Great Salt Lake consumed the insects and enough crops were saved that the Mormans survived for yet another harsh winter.

The California Gold Rush of 1849-50 also brought many settlers to the Salt Lake City area who, after a harsh crossing through Rockies, were not willing to cross the desert to go all the way to California. The University of Utah was established in 1850. In 1853, construction began on Temple Square with granite quarried from nearby canyons. It was not completed until the 1890s. By the time the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah (approximately 80 miles north of Salt Lake City), soldiers, miners, ranchers and merchants soon followed. The completion of the transcontinental railroad also brought many of Utah's first tourists who wanted to see the "City of Saints". In 1896, Utah became the 45th state admitted to the Union.

Touring Salt Lake City
As you leave Salt Lake city International Airport in your rental car, van or SUV, you will drive into the downtown area of greater Salt Lake City, situated at the base of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. While most business travelers limit their activities to the city center, many tourists come for the outstanding outdoor recreation found throughout the Salt Lake Basin. Travel in the winter when skiing is the main reason for a visit to this vast area, or rent an SUV and tour the summer for mountain biking and hiking.

having left Salt Lake city International Airport in your rented cars and are on your travels to the downtown city center area you will find most of the sports venues, like the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz NBA basketball team. Across from the arena is the Devereaux Mansion (a fine old Victorian mansion that is now The Chart House restaurant). The Temple Square is surrounded by high-rise office buildings and the modern Crossroads Plaza shopping center.

Salt Lake City has been described as "visionary, vibrant, and vigorous". Business and tourism are the lifeblood of the city, but, while on tour in your car , you may also want to take in other sites like holiday skiing or biking. The Capitol Theater, home of Ballet West, is both an architectural and cultural gem. Although it is one of downtown's classic older buildings, the theater has been renovated into a modern theater for Broadway productions and intimate concerts. Abravanel Hall, home of the Utah Opera Company, is also located in the city center area. While on tour in your rented car, you may want to stay in one of the downtown hotels or eat in one of the many fine restaurants. For business travelers and tourists, alike, take your renteal car to the Salt Lake City Convention and Visitors' Bureau in the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City is truly a hill! A walk from downtown up State Street to the Utah State Capitol Building offers a sampling of the grandeur of the homes of mining and financial barons. Several of these old residences, notably Wolfe Krest Bed and Breakfast and The Inn on Capitol Hill, provide a good sense of Salt Lake City as it was at the turn of the 19th century. The private homes on the hill also offer an eclectic blend of Victorian, Italianate and "wealthy pioneer" architectural styles. Rent a car and travel just to the west of the Utah State Capitol and findthe Pioneer Memorial Museum, which also provides a sense of life in the "Beehive State" in its early days.

Once the home of the trolleys that were the transportation mainstay of Salt Lake City. The trolley barns of Trolley Square now enclose some of the best restaurants and shopping in the city. While on holiday, try the well-known Hard Rock Cafe, a favorite of tourists, to the local favorite Desert Edge Brewery at the Pub.Rent a cehicle and drive to the numerous dining establishments are each a pleasure. Shopping ranges from the intriguing to the stylish and from the mainstream to the uncommon. Travel to Trolley Square for an ideal afternoon of shopping and continue your trip with an evening of dinner, drinks and a movie.

Salt Lake city International Airport is a great place to rent a car and drive your rental car out to where the University of Utah district and the university itself offer a number of delights. Take a tour of the campus of the University of Utah where you'll find the Utah Museum of Natural History and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Your tour should include the newly remodeled Kingsbury Hall which is a concert and performance venue. There you will find jazz, dance and theatre. The University's Huntsman Center hosts the sporting exhibitions of the University of Utah Utes. Take a trip in your car to the nearby Red Butte Gardens, a four-season experience that, once again, integrates the city with Utah's diverse natural environment.

Like many metropolitan areas, Salt Lake City has sprawled past its designated boundaries into numerous suburbs and outlying areas. Take your rental car North of the city center to places like Farmington, Hill Air Force Base and Ogden, home to the Hill Aerospace Museum, Eccles Dinosaur Park and Lagoon Amusement Park. Travel west of the city center in your car to where you'll find the Salt Lake International Airport and much of area's rapidly expanding industry. And a place not to be missed on your tour is the magnificent Wasatch Front east of the city. These craggy peaks and bucolic valleys shelter Park City and world-renowned ski resorts such as Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort and Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. The Salt Lake City area is a perfect spot for the business traveler or vacation tourist.