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To: Dr. Sivana

Official name was Utah Territory prior to statehood. The name “Deseret” was unofficial and primarily used by the LDS, frankly.


45 posted on 05/04/2025 3:12:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai
The name “Deseret” was unofficial and primarily used by the LDS, frankly.

Maybe so, but that is a pretty dang big percentage of the folks living there at the time.


63 posted on 05/04/2025 3:48:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Olog-hai
#45: "Official name was Utah Territory prior to statehood."

Planet Kolob

80 posted on 05/04/2025 4:08:16 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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