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Before troops led by [[Albert Sidney Johnston]] entered the territory, Brigham Young ordered all residents of Salt Lake City to evacuate southward to [[Utah Valley]] and sent out the Nauvoo Legion to delay the government's advance. Although wagons and supplies were burned, eventually the troops arrived in 1858, and Young surrendered official control to Cumming, although most subsequent commentators claim that Young retained true power in the territory. A steady stream of governors appointed by the president quit the position, often citing the traditions of their supposed territorial government. By agreement with Young, Johnston established [[Camp Floyd]], {{convert|40|mi|km|-1}} away from Salt Lake City to the southwest. | Before troops led by [[Albert Sidney Johnston]] entered the territory, Brigham Young ordered all residents of Salt Lake City to evacuate southward to [[Utah Valley]] and sent out the Nauvoo Legion to delay the government's advance. Although wagons and supplies were burned, eventually the troops arrived in 1858, and Young surrendered official control to Cumming, although most subsequent commentators claim that Young retained true power in the territory. A steady stream of governors appointed by the president quit the position, often citing the traditions of their supposed territorial government. By agreement with Young, Johnston established [[Camp Floyd]], {{convert|40|mi|km|-1}} away from Salt Lake City to the southwest. | ||
Salt Lake City was the last link of the [[First Transcontinental Telegraph]], completed in October 1861. Brigham Young was among the first to send a message, along with | Salt Lake City was the last link of the [[First Transcontinental Telegraph]], completed in October 1861. Brigham Young was among the first to send a message, along with Abraham Lincoln and other officials. | ||
Because of the | Because of the American Civil War, federal troops were pulled out of Utah Territory in 1861. This was a boon to the local economy as the army sold everything in camp for pennies on the dollar before marching back east to join the war. The territory was then left in LDS hands until [[Patrick Edward Connor|Patrick E. Connor]] arrived with a regiment of California volunteers in 1862. Connor established [[Fort Douglas (Utah)|Fort Douglas]] just {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Salt Lake City and encouraged his people to discover mineral deposits to bring more non-Mormons into the territory. Minerals were discovered in [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]] and miners began to flock to the territory. | ||
Beginning in 1865, [[Utah's Black Hawk War]] developed into the deadliest conflict in the territory's history. Chief [[Antonga Black Hawk]] died in 1870, but fights continued to break out until additional federal troops were sent in to suppress the [[Ghost Dance]] of 1872. The war is unique among [[Indian Wars]] because it was a three-way conflict, with mounted Timpanogos [[Ute Tribe|Utes]] led by Antonga Black Hawk fighting federal and LDS authorities. | Beginning in 1865, [[Utah's Black Hawk War]] developed into the deadliest conflict in the territory's history. Chief [[Antonga Black Hawk]] died in 1870, but fights continued to break out until additional federal troops were sent in to suppress the [[Ghost Dance]] of 1872. The war is unique among [[Indian Wars]] because it was a three-way conflict, with mounted Timpanogos [[Ute Tribe|Utes]] led by Antonga Black Hawk fighting federal and LDS authorities. | ||
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Same-sex marriage became legal in Utah on December 20, 2013, when [[United States District Court for the District of Utah|U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Robert J. Shelby]] issued a ruling in ''[[Kitchen v. Herbert]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/utah-gay-marriage/4173473/ |title= Federal judge rules that Utah gay marriages may continue |newspaper= | Same-sex marriage became legal in Utah on December 20, 2013, when [[United States District Court for the District of Utah|U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Robert J. Shelby]] issued a ruling in ''[[Kitchen v. Herbert]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/utah-gay-marriage/4173473/ |title= Federal judge rules that Utah gay marriages may continue |newspaper= USA Today |date= December 27, 2013 |access-date= December 31, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131227071422/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/utah-gay-marriage/4173473/ |archive-date= December 27, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Meyers |first= Donald W. |url= http://www.sltrib.com/57302479-78/county-licenses-marriage-sex.html |title= Utah County refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses |newspaper= The Salt Lake Tribune |date= December 23, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104170859/http://www.sltrib.com/57302479-78/county-licenses-marriage-sex.html |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of close of business December 26, more than 1,225 marriage licenses were issued, with at least 74 percent, or 905 licenses, issued to gay and lesbian couples.<ref>{{cite news|title=Same-sex Couples Shatter Marriage Records In Utah|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/28/samesex-couples-shatter-m_n_4511778.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000010|access-date=December 31, 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=December 28, 2013|author=Marissa Lang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101092602/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/28/samesex-couples-shatter-m_n_4511778.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000010|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Utah Attorney General's office was granted a stay of the ruling by the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] on January 6, 2014, while the [[Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals]] considered the case.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/06/22201874-us-supreme-court-puts-gay-marriage-in-utah-on-hold?lite | title=U.S. Supreme Court puts gay marriage in Utah on hold | date=January 6, 2014 | access-date=January 6, 2014 | author1=Williams, Pete | author2=Connor, Tracy | name-list-style=amp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106161822/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/06/22201874-us-supreme-court-puts-gay-marriage-in-utah-on-hold?lite | archive-date=January 6, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a [[certiorari|writ of ''certiorari'']], and the 10th Circuit Court issued their mandate later that day, lifting their stay. Same-sex marriages commenced again in Utah that day.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/6/supreme-court-denies-gay-marriage-appeals/ | title=Supreme Court Denies Gay Marriage Appeals | date=October 6, 2014 | access-date=October 7, 2014 | author=Wetzstein, Cheryl | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160321/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/6/supreme-court-denies-gay-marriage-appeals/ | archive-date=October 6, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
===LGBT rights=== | ===LGBT rights=== | ||