| Utah's official flag was adopted
in 1913. It has a deep blue field with the state
seal in the center, surrounded by a yellow fringe.
The state seal was designed by Harry Emmett
Edwards in 1896. In the center of the flag is
a bald eagle above a beehive (symbolizing hard
work), surrounded by sego lilies (representing
peace) and two US flags. The word Industry and
the dates 1847 and 1896 appear on the flag.
1847 was the year that Brigham Young led a group
of his Mormon followers to the Salt Lake Valley
in Utah in order to find religious freedom and
establish a new base for the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Capital: Salt Lake City
Nickname: Beehive State
Motto: Industry
Flower: Sego Lily (1911)
Utah was the 45th state in the USA; it was
admitted in 1896.
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