Mormon pioneers

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Mormon pioneers were 19th-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated westward across the United States to settle in the Great Basin region and establish new communities.

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instanceOf Latter-day Saint pioneers
religious migrant group
arrivalDateOfFirstCompany July 24, 1847
associatedWithEvent Utah War
associatedWithOrganization Nauvoo Legion
linked to: Illinois militia
associatedWithScripture Doctrine and Covenants gathering teachings
builtInfrastructure fortified settlements
irrigation canals
meetinghouses
temple foundations
commemoratedBy Pioneer Day
commemoratedIn Utah
commemoratedOn July 24
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalLegacy Latter-day Saint settlement patterns in the American West
pioneer heritage celebrations in Utah and surrounding states
demographicImpact establishment of a Mormon cultural region in the American West
economicActivity cattle ranching
irrigated agriculture
mining support services
estimatedNumber tens of thousands
facedChallenge conflict with U.S. government policies
disease on the trail
food shortages
harsh winter conditions
foundedCity Logan, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Provo, Utah
Salt Lake City
St. George, Utah
influencedRegion Intermountain West
keyEvent arrival of first company in Salt Lake Valley in 1847
exodus from Nauvoo in 1846
ledBy Brigham Young
memorializedBy Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail designation
linked to: Mormon Trail

This Is the Place Monument
migratedFrom Midwestern United States
Nauvoo, Illinois
migratedTo Great Basin
Salt Lake Valley
Utah Territory
present-day Arizona
present-day California
present-day Idaho
present-day Nevada
present-day Utah
present-day Wyoming
motivatedBy desire for religious freedom
religious persecution
search for a gathering place
notableHandcartCompany Martin Handcart Company
linked to: Mormon pioneers

Willie Handcart Company
notableLeader Heber C. Kimball
Orson Pratt
Wilford Woodruff
predecessorLeader Joseph Smith
primaryLanguage English
religion Mormonism
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
settledRegion Great Basin
startDate 1846
timePeriod 19th century
traveledBy covered wagons
handcarts
ox-drawn wagons
usedRoute Hastings Cutoff (in part)
linked to: California Trail

Mormon Trail

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Salt Lake City foundedBy Mormon pioneers
Mormon Trail usedBy Latter-day Saint pioneers
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Mormon Trail usedBy Mormon pioneers
Mormon Trail significantEvent Mormon exodus from Nauvoo
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Mormon Trail associatedWith Pioneer Day (Utah holiday)
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Provo, Utah settledBy Latter-day Saint pioneers
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South Pass usedBy Mormon pioneers
Mormon pioneers notableHandcartCompany Martin Handcart Company
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints historicalEvent exodus from Nauvoo
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Salt Lake Valley settledBy Latter-day Saints pioneers
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Sego lily usedAsFoodBy Mormon pioneers
Winter Quarters, Nebraska foundedBy Mormon pioneers
Winter Quarters, Nebraska associatedWith Latter-day Saint exodus from Nauvoo
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Echo Canyon, Utah usedBy Mormon pioneers
Franklin D. Richards participatedIn Migration and settlement of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory
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Fillmore, Utah settledBy Latter-day Saint pioneers
subject linked to: Fillmore
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