A map of Utah Territory from 1850 to Feb. 27, 1861. Throughout 1861, the map changed with the creations of the Colorado and Nevada territories, while some was also trimmed and transferred to the ...

Under a series of laws known collectively as the Compromise of 1850, on this day in 1850, Congress recognized New Mexico and Utah as newly incorporated U.S. territories. On the same day ...

Opening Shot: “UTAH TERRITORY, 1857. Wild and Untamed. The United States Army, Mormon Militia, Native Americans and Pioneers, all locked in a brutal war for survival.