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	State of Deseret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange) as proposed in 1849.
		The State of Deseret was a provisional state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by Mormon settlers in Salt Lake City.
		On October 4, the Utah territorial legislature voted to re-enact the laws and ordinances of the State of Deseret.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/State_of_Deseret (861 words)

	Deseret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deseret is a term originally derived from the Book of Mormon, the scriptural unique to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church) and other Latter Day Saint groups.
		The U.S. federal government ultimately rejected the name "Deseret" because of its religious significance and its unfortunate resemblance to the English word "desert." The territory was instead admitted to the Union in 1896 as "Utah," a name derived from the resident Ute Indians.
		Furthermore, the state nickname is the "Beehive State."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deseret (329 words)

	Political History of Nevada, 1996
		State of Deseret laws were adopted by the Territory of Utah which established the first organized county government (Carson County) in what is now Nevada.
		Representation for both houses of the State of Deseret was based on population and apportioned among the seven counties, ranging from nine senators and 20 representatives for Great Salt Lake County to one senator and one representative for Tooele County.
		When the General Assembly of the Provisional State of Deseret met March 26, 1851, a formal dissolution of that government was initiated in view of the establishment of the government of the United States Territory of Utah.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/political/historical/hist03.htm (2048 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On the 5th of April, 1851, the general assembly of the state of Deseret was dissolved,33 though it was Page 455 not until one year later that the state was officially merged into the territory of Utah.
		Meanwhile, for many years, the shadow of a state government was preserved, the members of the ideal state assembly, after each session, reënacting and sanctioning by vote and in due form the laws which they had previously passed as a territorial legislature.
		He states that Brocchus had never even been in his district, and that, so far as the public interests were concerned, it would have been quite as well if neither the judges nor the secretary had troubled themselves to cross the plains.
	www.webroots.org /library/usahist/hou00012.html (11371 words)

	Political History of Nevada, 1996
		The original six counties of Deseret, and those created later, covered only a small part of the provisional state and were geographically defined as encompassing certain inhabited valley areas, none of which were located in, or extended into, what is now Nevada (see Map 4).
		The Utah act was an elaboration of the Provisional State of Deseret county divisions, expanded to encompass the entire area of the territory.
		Such action by either the Provisional State of Deseret or the territorial legislature still would have been inadequate had it been taken prior to the 1851 settlements in the "far west," since the county seats of all of the counties where Nevada is now located were situated hundreds of miles to the east.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/political/historical/hist04.htm (1660 words)

	RRT: Pg46
		The State of Deseret was proposed to Congress first in 1849, and three times further in the next 30 years, but the concept of a state organized and run by the Mormon Church was offensive to many Americans.
		Deseret lingered until the 1880s as a ghost state, with an active legislature (generally the same one that governed the Territory of Utah) that convened directly after the Utah legislature had adjourned.
		The "Deseret News" is the most visible remnant of the name which meant "honey bee" and was the symbol of the organized, patriarchal, communal system established by the Mormon apostles and pioneers.
	imnh.isu.edu /digitalatlas/geog/rrt/part3/chp6/46.htm (1386 words)

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		DESERET Deseret was the name given to the region for which the Mormon pioneers sought territorial status in 1849 and to the quasi government that they carried on for the next two year.
		"Deseret" is a Book of Mormon term (Ether 2:3) meaning "honeybee." On 3 May 1849 John M. Bernhisel left Great Salt Lake City with petitions asking Congress to create the Territory of Deseret, encompassing the Great Basin, the Colorado River drainage area, and a link to the Pacific Ocean around San Diego.
		Upon recommendation by Brigham Young (the retiring "state" and incoming territorial leader), the General Assembly dissolved the State of Deseret on 4 April 1851.
	www.uen.org /ucme/media/text/ta000429.txt (648 words)

	Utah Beehive State Capital Salt Lake City
		The Beehive State: Most of the nicknames associated with Utah are related to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, that first settled in the territory.
		The Deseret State: When the Mormons first came to the territory, they named the area The State of Deseret, a reference to the honeybee in The Book of Mormon.
		The Mormon State: Utah is sometimes called "The Mormon State," after the first settlers in the territory; members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	www.netstate.com /states/intro/ut_intro.htm (601 words)

	Utah State Symbols \| Utah.com
		The original Utah State Flag consisted of a solid white state seal on a light blue background which was adopted by the State Legislature in 1896 and revised in 1913.
		The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained along with the word "industry" on the seal and flag when Utah became a state in 1896.
		The sego lily (Calochortus nuttallii) was made the official state flower in 1911 after a census was taken of the state's school children as to their preference for a state flower.
	www.utah.com /visitor/state_facts/symbols.htm (1042 words)

	Larger than Texas - Proposals to combine California and Mormon Deseret as one state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many who are familiar with the history of the far western United States know of the seemingly grandiose attempt of Brigham Young and his Mormon associates in the mid-nineteenth century to secure political dominion over their "promised land," a vast domain they would propose as the State of Deseret.
		Their proposed state boundaries extended from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to the Sierra Nevada of California and from the upper Rio Grande River of New Mexico and the Gila River of later arizona to what became approximately the northern boundaries of Utah and Nevada, including small corners of future Oregon and Wyoming.
		The Deseret delegate described "Old Rough and Ready" as "rough enough, though he does not appear very ready; he is an exceedingly plain man in the fullest sense of the term," who, although a "strictly honest" man, appeared entirely out of his element as chief executive.
	www.wemweb.com /arduous-road/larger_than_texas.html (5771 words)

	THE STORY OF THE MORMONS Vol 6, Chap 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The outcome was the adoption of a constitution for a state to be called the State of Deseret, and the election of a full set of state officers.
		The constitution of Deseret was presented to the House of Representatives by Mr.
		On July 25, John Wentworth, an Illinois Democrat, presented a petition from citizens of Lee County, in his state, asking Congress to protect the rights of American citizens passing through the Salt Lake Valley, and charging on the organizers of the State of Deseret treason, a desire for a kingly government, murder, robbery, and polygamy.
	www.helpingmormons.org /linnvol6chap5.html (1013 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Utah
		The state extends westerly to the Nevada line, and on the east to Colorado and Wyoming, on the south it is bounded by Arizona, and on the north by Idaho and Wyoming.
		In 1909 the state produced gold valued at $4,243,907; and the production of silver amounted to 11,242,301 ounces; the lead production in 1910, according to local estimates, was 112,209,256 pounds valued at $4,985,831; in the same year the copper production was 125,000,000 pounds valued at $15,937,500; the zinc product was 15,337,367 pounds valued at $851,243.
		By the decree of the President of the United States, Brigham Young, the Mormon hierarch and head of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, was appointed first Governor of the Territory of Utah, 28 Sept., 1851, thus establishing a theocratic form of government, or an imperium in imperio, within the limits of the republic.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15238a.htm (3506 words)

	Establishing Zion, (Beginnings of Civil Government)
		The new General Assembly of the State of Deseret met in July 1849 and selected Almon W. Babbitt to carry its petition for statehood to Washington, D.C. Since Bernhisel was already on his way with a petition for territorial government, difficulties seemed inevitable.
		Although the State of Deseret's application was rejected and the Utah territory was formed on 9 September 1850, a Mormon state government, functioning since March 1849, continued to serve until [p.206] April 1851 when the territorial government took over.
		Since the Secretary of State was supposed to supervise the census-taking and certify the validity of the election, Young appeared to have acted precipitously.
	www.signaturebookslibrary.org /EstZion/zionch12.htm (5457 words)

	The Deseret News -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The word Deseret means “Land of the Honey Bee,” according to the Book of Mormon, and was to have been the name of the anticipated Mormon state.
		One of the smallest states in size, New Jersey is one of the largest in population.
		A small, mountainous, heavily forested state of the northeastern United States, New Hampshire is rich in the history and traditions that formed the nation.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030052 (949 words)

	Chapter 17--Bancroft's History of Utah 1540-1886
		In the proceedings of the general assembly of the state of Deseret there is little worthy of record, and that little relates mainly to municipal affairs, and the establishment of courts of justice, no expense being incurred for this or other branches of government.
		The laws enacted by the assembly of the state of Deseret were declared to be in force, so far as they did not conflict with the organic act.
		In 1854 a second memorial was presented, stating the opinion of the Mormons as to the best route for an overland railroad, and a demonstration was held in favor of the project, the inhabitants, male and female, attending en masse.
	www.utlm.org /onlinebooks/bancroftshistoryofutah_chapter17.htm (12790 words)

	State Nicknames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tennesseans sometimes are referred to as “Volunteers,”“Big Benders” and “Butternuts.” The first two are derived from the nickname of the state, while the tag of “Butternuts” was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the War Between the States because of the tan color of their uniforms.
		The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained on the seal of the State of Utah when Utah became a state in 1896.
		Washington was nicknamed “The Evergreen State” by C.T. Conover, pioneer Seattle realtor and historian, for its abundant evergreen forests.
	www.50states.com /bio/nickname5.htm (779 words)

	Rocky Mountain Saints - Chapter XXXIV.
		The United States government was slow in extending its political jurisdiction over the newly-acquired domain, and this furnished the apostles and prophets an opportunity of creating “a provisional independent government” for themselves.
		Some parties, who had left the States late, had travelled fast and passed the other immigrants on the way, brought the report that steamers had sailed from New York loaded with passengers and merchandise for California, and that the new country would be flooded with both.
		On the day succeeding the close, Brigham, as governor of Deseret, convenes them as a State legislation: reads his message to them, and some one proposes that the laws of the legislature of Utah be adopted by the State of Deseret.
	www.antimormon.8m.com /tbstenhousechp34.html (3411 words)

	Utah State University
		This demonstration of the dispersal abilities of gray wolves was not a surprise to Utah State University researcher Robert Schmidt.
		State officials will once again have the opportunity to see firsthand some of the finest students in Utah.
		Students from Utah State University and the University of Utah will exhibit their undergraduate research projects at the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City today from 9 a.m.
	www1.usu.edu /utahstatetoday/archives/january2003/01-24-03/inthenews-01-24-03.cfm (444 words)

	Kink in Utah's border - Utah Geological Survey
		Utah’s present boundaries are much different than the original “state” of Deseret boundaries proposed by Mormon church leaders in 1849.
		When the “state” of Deseret became the official Utah Territory in 1850, it was compressed between latitudes 37°N and 42°N, and between California and the Territory of Colorado.
		A boundary between two states may be changed by agreement of the state legislatures and must be approved by Congress.
	www.ugs.state.ut.us /surveynotes/gladasked/gladkink.htm (435 words)

	Deseret News (Salt Lake City): Upheaval at Fresno State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Athletic director Scott Johnson resigned just before the March 2 firing of flashy women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein, who was dismissed after a three-week investigation in which the school determined she inappropriately obtained pain medication from students and staff and violated NCAA rules.
		Earlier this month, Fresno State's basketball team had one of the worst scores among all Division I teams on an NCAA report card that measures academic progress.
		"Fresno State cannot overlook or simply tolerate the behavior that has now been confirmed in the administrative review, despite the popularity of the coach," school president John D. Welty said in a statement announcing her dismissal.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20050328/ai_n13481011 (865 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/State of Deseret
		When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) settled in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they wished to set up a government that would be recognized by the United States.
		Three sessions of the General Assembly, a bicameral state legisture, were held.
		These "valley counties" initially encompassed only a small portion of the area of Deseret and were expanded and settlement grew http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/archives/political/historical/hist04.htm.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/State_of_Deseret (793 words)

	Deseret (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The word Deseret is found in the most ancient book in the Book of Mormon, "And they did also carry with them Deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee" (Ether 2:3).
		The territory settled by the Mormon pioneers was called the State of Deseret.
		The emblem of the beehive is used in the seal of the State of Utah and is a common decoration in Utah architecture, symbolizing industriousness.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/bom/deseret_eom.htm (268 words)

	Washington Monument: Memorial Stones: Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The State of Deseret was created by the citizens of the area but was never made official by Congress.
		The original State of Deseret included parts of the present day states of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming and California.
		On February 10,1851 a Resolution of the General Assembly of the Provisional State of Deseret was passed concerning a stone to donated.
	www.nps.gov /wamo/memstone_546.htm (258 words)

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