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Utah, the Forty-fifth State
In January 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation allowing Utah to enter the Union as the forty-fifth state after nearly fifty years of territorial status. The map shown here was published in 1895 and shows county boundaries, cities, topography, and rivers. According to notes on the map, it was designed for "the home, the office, and especially for Schools."
The map also shows the locations of minerals such as gold, silver, lead, and copper, as well as marble, sandstone, and petroleum deposits. The export value, according to "Wells Fargo and Co.'s Bank" for gold, silver, lead, and copper alone, was estimated at more than $6,000,000 in 1894. |