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 Utah Centennial 1896-1996 - Salem, Utah
N 40° 03.187 W 111° 40.748
12T E 442074 N 4433873
This Utah Centennial marker is located at Salem Pond in Salem, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMDY81
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2012
Views: 12
This Utah Centennial marker is located near the banks of Salem Pond, near the southwest area of the pond. Along with this marker are other historical markers at this site.
The enabling act for Utah's admission to statehood was passed in July 1894, allowing a state constitutional convention to meet in early 1895. Once the Constitution was approved by the U.S. Congress, it was submitted to Utah citizens for ratification at the same time that they elected their first state officers. Finally, on January 4, 1896, President Grover Cleveland proclaimed Utah a state, the forty-fifth, and the new government went into effect two days later.
The marker reads:
UTAH CENTENNIAL 1896 - 1996
MAYOR: RANDY BRAILSFORD
LEGACY DONATED BY
SALEM UTAH STATEHOOD
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: DOROTHY JENSEN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
BARBARA JENSEN, TERRI ANDERSON,
KATHY GLEEDS, CARMA MECHAM,
LYNN DURRANT, BETTY HUNT,
NADENE COPE
Subject: State/Province
Commemoration: 100 Years
Date of Founding: 1896
Date of Commemoration: 1996
Address:
Salem Pond, which is located at 13 South 300 West,just south of Highway 198, in Salem.
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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