Inventory of Brief Sketch of the History of Salt Lake City from Salt Lake City (Utah). City Recorder, 1881.

Series 4905

Salt Lake City (Utah). City Recorder Brief Sketch of the History of Salt Lake City

Dates: 1881.

0.20 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Scope and Content

This is a bound, handwritten essay (27pp) by John Jacques, entitled "A Brief Sketch of the History of Salt Lake City" discussing the early history of Salt Lake City. The history has short segments devoted to: settlement; survey; incorporation; designation as the capital; population growth; soil and water; drouths, floods, scanty harvests; destructive insects; business depression; business briskness; destructive explosions; light and waterworks; means of communication; settlements in the vicinity; and city government.

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This series is designated as Public.

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Indexing Terms

History--Salt Lake City (Utah)

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11881 Bound essay