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 Utah
Photo: Delicate Arch in Arches National Park,
courtesy
Frank Mendonca/Moab Area Travel Council
Utah Trivia
Famous Utahans
Utah State Parks
State Bird:
Common American Gull
State Insect: Honeybee
State Mammal: Rocky Mountain
Elk
State Freshwater Fish: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout,
Rainbow Trout
State Tree: Blue Spruce
State Flower: Sego Lily
State Wildflower:
State Fruit: Cherry
State Gemstone: Topaz
State Fossil:
Theropod Dinosaur, Allosaurus fragilis,
Jurassic
State Poets Laureate: Katharine Coles
State Song: Utah, We Love Thee, words and
music by Evan Stephens
State Motto: Industry.
State Capital:
Salt Lake City
State Nickname: The Beehive State
State Colors: Black and Yellow
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Flag: Utah became a state on January 4, 1896
and is our 45th state. The flag shows the sego
lily to denote peace, and an eagle to show
protection in peace and in war.
Origin of state's name: From the Ute tribe,
meaning “people of the mountains”
Highest Point: Kings Peak; 13,528 feet,
Lowest Point: Beaverdam Creek; 2000 feet,
Agriculture:
Cattle, dairy products, hay, turkeys.
Industry: Machinery, aerospace,
mining, food processing, electric equipment,
tourism.
National Forests:
Ashley National Forest, Dixie National Forest,
Fishlake National Forest, Manti-LaSal
National Forest, Uinta National Forest,
Wasatch-Cache National Forest
National Parks:
Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National
Park, California National Historic Trail,
Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National
Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Dinosaur
National Monument, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, Golden Spike National Historic
Site, Hovenweep National Monument, Mormon
Pioneer National Historic Trail, Natural Bridges
National Monument, Old Spanish National Historic
Trail, Pony Express National Historic Trail,
Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Timpanogos
Cave National Monument, Zion National Park
State Parks: Click here for a
list of Utah
State Parks
Native American Tribes:
The Bannock tribe, The
Goshute tribe, The Navajo tribe, The Paiute
tribe, The Shoshone tribe, The Ute tribe
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