Overview:
Utah, also nicknamed as the Beehive State is situated at the centre of the west. With Salt Lake City its capital, the state is bordered by Idaho on the north, Colorado on the east, Wyoming on the northeast, Nevada on the west and Arizona on the south. Utah meets Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado in the southeast at right angles. Utah is the third highest state in the US. This state has a diverse landscape, which includes deserts, salt flats, valley oases, lakes and snow covered mountains. Utah is halfway between Mexico and Canada and is in the middle of the Rocky Mountains.
The majority of the population in Utah has northern European ancestry. A small percentage of African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and Asians are also present. Hispanic people form the largest minority group of this state. Among all religions, Mormons represent the main proportion of religious faith, people that practice Roman Catholicism can also be found. Other Protestant denominations like Lutherans and Baptists can also be represented.
Key insights of Utah:
Dominguez and Franciscan friars Escalante from Spain were the first to explore Utah in 1776. The Great Salt Lake was first discovered by Jim Bridger, the famous American frontiersman in 1824. In 1847, The Mormons arrived in this region, after fleeing from religious persecution in the Midwest and east. The United States obtained Utah after a treaty was signed at the end of the Mexican war. During the same period, the first transcontinental railroad was fully completed with the golden spike being driven at Promontory Summit in 1869.
For the economy of Utah, tourism is an important industry. One can visit this state and float in the Great Salt Lake. This is the largest salt water lake in the entire western hemisphere. The reason that people can easily float in this lake is the presence of salt water, which contains more amount of salt than the ocean water or sea water. One can also listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Salt Lake City, which is quite a famous. This city is also famous because from here the first transcontinental telegraph message to the world that was sent across wires, was received here. There are a great number of people who visit Utah due to its natural landmarks. One can see rocks that are beautifully colored and oddly shaped at Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park. One can also see car racing trials held at Bonneville Salt Flats.
There is ample amount of universities present in Utah, where students can pursue the career of their dreams. There are Research Universities like the University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City and Utah State University, located in Logan. Then there are universities that provide masters degrees like Southern Utah University, located in Cedar City and Utah Valley University, located in Orem. Additionally, there is also Weber State University, located in Ogden. There are numerous Technical Colleges like Bridgerland Applied Technology College, located in Logan and Mountainland Applied Technology College, located in Orem. Thus, one can easily say that this state is rich in providing education.
Military Details:
Utah consists of one Air Force Base and two Army Bases. There is a Hill Air Force Base. Army Bases are Dugway Proving Ground Army Base and Tooele Army Depot Base.
Hill Air Force Base is one of the most important and sixth largest employers in Utah. It is located close to Clearfield and Odgen. It is fifty kilometres away from the Salt Lake City. The base is named after Ployer Peter Hill, who expired in 1935. This happened when B 17 Flying fortress, the latest aircraft during that time were being tested. The main mission of the base is the management of operations like software, aircraft, missiles and engines.
Dugway Proving Ground Army Base is the largest military facility and is located in Tooele County in Utah. It is spread over eight hundred thousand acres of land. It covers a large area of the salt lake desert. The surroundings consist mainly of mountains, thereby providing protection to the training range. The main purpose of this base is to test the chemical and biological weapons, used in the country's defence. The environment is suitable for these tests since the human communities are absent. This base is used by Army Reserve, the National Guard, and the Air Force.
Tooele Army Depot Base is situated in Tooele, Utah. The main mission of the base is to the be hub of the western region for training ammunition and war reserve, as well as serving as the National Control Point. This also includes demilitarizing, maintaining, modifying, renovating, issuing, sorting and receiving conventional munitions. Its priorities regarding ammunitions include distributing, modifying, fabricating and developing the equipment.
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