The Story of Utah In 100 Landmarks

America turns 250.

Let's go find the candles.

Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story.

We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.

The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered.

Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Utah landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Beehive State.

Beehive kilns... "Roosevelt's Tree Army"... fur traders... "Eden of Wayne

County"... roadside wonders... Pony Express... Miracle of the Gulls...

"auto tourists"... Horn Silver Mine... ghost towns... Mission 66... "Par-

cel Post Bank"... Enola Gay Hangar... the golden age of motoring...

BCS Buster... Strawberry Valley Project... Buffalo soldiers... Malcolm

Campbell's Bluebird... Utah War... Parkitecture... Stagecoach... Lin-

coln Highway... Mighty Five... "water cure"... Land art movement...

trading posts... open-pit mining... This book will have you telling sto-

ries like a native in no time.

The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn

the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that

make Utah uniquely Utah. Why are the hallways and staircases in Lion

House so narrow? Solved. What Utah building did Frank Lloyd Wright

call "one of the architectural masterpieces of the country and perhaps

the world? A mystery no more. Where is Salt Lake City's first desig-

nated arboretum? Identified. Where is America's longest non-urban

tunnel? Revealed. Where is the spot the Golden Spike was driven to

complete the transcontinental railroad in 1869? No one knows.

It is a story only Utah can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Beehive State standing in plain sight on Utah streets!