Soldier Summit

The land we now call Utah was acquired by war from Mexico. In July 1847, the Latter-day Saint pioneers began entering the Salt Lake Valley. They came to escape years of persecution in the Midwest, but in 1847 the land those pioneers came to belonged ... Past disputes included proposed deployment of MX missiles and the proposed outright sale of the public lands. All these disputes are national in scope and are settled not locally, but by either Congress or the president. ...