Utah History
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Utah’s Ghost Towns and Abandoned Ruins: Inside the Thrill of Urban Exploration
Rusting towers, locked gates, and ghost towns frozen in time—Utah’s urban explorers venture where others won’t, uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight.
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Ogden Valley Votes to Become Utah’s Newest City Amid Nordic Village Resort Controversy
Facing a $121 million ski resort expansion, Ogden Valley residents voted to incorporate as a new city — a move driven by fears of overdevelopment and a desire to preserve…
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Moab Man Uncovers Link to Chief Skenandoa
When Ted Ecker took a DNA test, he had no idea it would trace his roots to Chief Skenandoa, a towering Oneida warrior who helped shape early America.
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Mountain Dell’s Legacy: How Utah’s Pioneers Shaped Our Water Future
Utah’s pioneers fought to survive in a barren desert, harnessing precious water from canyon streams to carve out a future. But today, that future hangs by a thread. The Great…
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Park City’s Silver Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Susanna Bransford Emery Holmes
Behind the glittering title of Park City’s Silver Queen lies a tale of love, loss, scandal, and ambition. From a humble seamstress to one of Utah’s wealthiest figures, Susanna Bradford…
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WWII Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Last Adventure: A Utahn’s Journey Across Pacific Battlefields
In his final chapter, 98-year-old WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Ed Carroll set out on a journey of a lifetime — honoring the memory of his fallen comrades across…
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Utah Women: From Gender Stereotypes to Business Success and Cultural Change
Utah women have faced a unique mix of cultural expectations and gender stereotypes, yet many have defied the odds to become leaders in business and community. From the resilience of…
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The Prohibition Era in Ogden: History of Bootlegging and Corruption
Prohibition in Ogden wasn’t just about a dry spell without alcohol. It was a time of intense struggle against a national mandate, turning the city into a battleground where government,…
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Exploring the Myth and Reality of Butch Cassidy in Moab
Butch Cassidy is likely Utah’s most celebrated outlaw, and is sometimes referred to as the “Robin Hood of The West.” Cassidy, whose birth name was Robert LeRoy Parker, was born…
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Josie Bassett Morris: The Independent Woman Outlaw of Utah
More affluent than most homesteaders of the day, the Bassets established a ranch near the Utah-Colorado-Wyoming border, building their lives in a wilderness so daunting and desolate that it would…
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Moab’s Nearly Forgotten Isolation Camp of Japanese Americans
The small southeastern city of Moab, in the heart of Utah’s red rock country, played a minor but significant role in the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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100 Years of Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden
Ogden’s Peery’s Egyptian Theater is an arresting example of “Movie Palaces” from the past.
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The Hermit of Marjum Pass
A brokenhearted Bob Stinson left society behind and built a life in a natural cave in Millard County, not far from Delta. The remains of his home can be found…
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How Park City Survived the Great Fire of 1898
In 1898 a fire spread through the buildings on Main Street in Park City. Residents rebuilt and restored this historic area.
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Topaz Internment Camp Utah
The incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II at the Topaz Internment Camp near Delta, Utah was a fear-based reaction that could have been avoided.
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Learning from Utah History
Utah’s history is full of past and present problems that seem to keep repeating. Utah Stories takes a look at some of those problems and the possible solutions.