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  "Alfred Packer the Man-Eater": Choose Your Travel Companions Carefully

  The tale of a doomed gold-seeking trek that started in Provo and ended in cannibalism.
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  John Charles Frémont: Ad Man for Manifest Destiny

  Explorer John Charles Fremont's belief in "Manifest Destiny" paved the way for Western migration.
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  Utopian Dreams: Russian Pioneers in Park Valley

  A group of Russian pioneers sought a place to build their religious colony far from cities and government interference. Where else would they come but Utah?
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  Christina McNeil Walked to Utah

  How one young Scottish woman journeyed 4,536 miles to Utah as part of "the most remarkable travel experiment in the history of Western America."
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  Alien Registration Act of 1940

  The United States has a long history of limiting immigration and managing migrants once they are here, including a campaign to register non-citizen immigrants living in Utah.
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  Iosepa: An Unlikely Hawaiian Home

  The voyage of Hawaiian Islanders to the windswept desert of Skull Valley could only have happened in Utah.
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  Weathering the Road

  Think about your daily travel routines. What would you do without well-maintained roads, air-conditioning, or ways to entertain the kids?
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  Chipeta: She Didn't Want to Come to Utah

  Ute leader Chipeta -- her search for peace meant the loss of her home and her way of life.
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  The Hole-in-the-Rock: Utah's Most Treacherous Stretch of Road

  Utah's most treacherous stretch of road was hacked from the rock with a few hand tools and a bit of blasting powder.
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  From Obstacle to Opportunity: Running the Mighty Green River

  Historic obstacles to travel on Utah's Green River are now considered opportunities for adventure.
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  Salt Lake Valley Hot Springs

  An area now occupied by an oil refinery, a gravel mine, and a freeway, was once Salt Lake's premier tourist attraction.
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  Nature's Newcomers

  Plants and animals that made their way to Utah unleashed unintended consequences upon arrival.
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  William Rishel's Bike Ride

  The 100-mile summer bike ride of William Rishel and Charlie Emise across the Great Salt Lake Desert almost ended in disaster.
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  Modern Tourism: The Comforts of Home in Nature

  Utah's booming tourism industry grew by attracting travelers with creature comforts that rivaled the scenery.
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  Speaking American

  Utah's pivotal 1919 Americanization Acts impacted the state's vibrant immigrant population.
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  Uranium Stories

  Those who journeyed to Moab during the uranium mining boom that swept Utah in the 1950s and 1960s changed the tiny town forever.
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  "Tieing" Utah Together

  Utah's mountain ranges were raided and its rivers put to work in order to build the national railroad system.
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  The Journey of Gobo Fango

  Gobo Fango, an enslaved boy from southern Africa, journeyed to Utah in 1861.
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  Adventures of an Early Hot Rodder

  In the early days of motoring, traveling by automobile was all about adventure.
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  Romani People Provided Mobile Entertainment

  Traveling Romani people brought excitement to small towns all over Utah in the early 1900s.
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  Porters & Waiters Club: Worth the Trip to Ogden

  Americans love their entertainment. But how far would you travel for a bit of fun? Here's why a music club on Ogden's 25th Street became a place worth traveling to.
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  Martha Sharouk's Journey to America

  The journey of Martha Sharouk -- a young wife who left Lebanon and travelled to Utah to begin a new life -- did not quite go as planned...
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  Edwin Bryant's Mule Ride

  Nine men riding mules journeyed across the Great Salt Lake Desert in a single scorching August day.
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  Utah Journeys: Finding a Way Through

  Migration and travel have shaped Utah. And Utah has shaped the way we migrate and travel. Literally. Over time, travel routes through Utah have tended to stay the same.
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  The Bear River Massacre

  The Bear River Massacre was an event that changed the landscape of northern Utah and the fate of the Shoshone people.