List of National Historic Landmarks in Utah

This complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Utah names the 14 sites that are classified as National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in the state of Utah and are under the supervision of the National Park Service . The sites are listed by their official designations on the National Register of Historic Places .

Overview

	Name of the site	image	year	place	county	description
1	Alkali Ridge		July 19, 1964	-	San Juan	A number of widely dispersed archaeological remains of the earliest forms of Anasazi architecture. These multi-story buildings and kivas brought high quality ceramics from around 900-1100 BC. BC.
2	Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine		November 13, 1966	40 ° 31 '20.5 "  N , 112 ° 8' 58.1"  W.	Salt Lake	The world's first and largest open-cast copper mine, which was established in 1904.
3	Bryce Canyon Lodge		May 28, 1987	Bryce Canyon National Park 37 ° 37 ′ 34.2 "  N , 112 ° 9 ′ 59.6"  W.	Garfield	The Union Pacific Railroad built this hotel from 1924 to 1927.
4th	Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz)		March 29, 2007	-	Billion	One of ten camps for interning Japanese Americans during World War II.
5	Danger Cave		January 20, 1961	-	Tooele	Archaeological site with finds from around 9550 BC Until 500 AD
6th	Desolation Canyon		November 24, 1968	-	Carbon , Emery , Grand and Uintah	This remote canyon was crossed by John Wesley Powell in 1869 . His expedition was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution .
7th	Emigration Canyon		January 20, 1961	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake	Pioneers of Mormons crossed the Wasatch Range through this canyon at the western end of their path. The exit of the canyon was the location of Brigham Young 's famous saying, "This is the place".
8th	Fort Douglas		May 15, 1975	Salt Lake City 40 ° 45 '52.8 "  N , 111 ° 50' 1.4"  W.	Salt Lake	This US Army post was created in the 1860s to safeguard US authority over Mormon territories and to protect overland transport.
9	Mountain Meadows Massacre Site		June 23, 2011	Central	Washington
10	Old City Hall		May 15, 1975	Salt Lake City 40 ° 46 ′ 26.2 "  N , 111 ° 53 ′ 12.7"  W.	Salt Lake	The city hall was built in 1866 and served as the Capitol for the Utah Territory . It has been the site of much tension between Mormon leaders and the United States.
11	Quarry Visitor Center		0January 3, 2001	Dinosaur National Monument 40 ° 26 ′ 25.6 "  N , 109 ° 18 ′ 4.5"  W.	Uintah	The Quarry Visitor Center was built as part of the National Park Service's Mission 66 initiative . However, it is currently closed due to structural damage from the unstable soil and its future is uncertain.
12	Reed O. Smoot House		0December 8, 1976	Provo 40 ° 13 ′ 56.4 "  N , 111 ° 39 ′ 19.9"  W.	Utah	Home of Reed Smoot from 1892 until his death in 1941. Smoot was a US Senator best known for advocating protectionism and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act .
13	Temple Square		January 29, 1964	Salt Lake City 40 ° 46 '12.3 "  N , 111 ° 53' 33.6"  W.	Salt Lake	Temple Square is the center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It includes the Salt Lake Temple , the Tabernacle and the Assembly Hall , among others .
14th	Brigham Young Complex		January 28, 1964	Salt Lake City 40 ° 46 ′ 3.7 "  N , 111 ° 53 ′ 16.6"  W.	Salt Lake	The Beehive House and the adjoining Lion House were the residence of Brigham Young from 1852 until his death in 1877.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Utah. National Park Service , accessed October 15, 2019.

Web links

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