| 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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