Utah (UT)
Utah's Web Site Capital City: Salt Lake City Nickname: Beehive State Motto: Industry Statehood: January 4, 1896 (45th) Origin of State's Name: Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains" Largest Cities: Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City, Sandy, Orem Border States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming Land Area: 82,168 sq. mi., 12th largest State's Bird: American Seagull State's Flower: Sego Lily (calochortus gunnisonii) State's Tree: Blue Spruce (picea pungens) State's Song: Utah, This is the Place |