This resource is from the Utah Division of Archives and Records Service. This primary source set contains information on infamous criminals and crimes, including Joe Hill, Butch Cassidy, John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and lesser-known cases that have been largely forgotten.

Contains a list of all mining disasters that occur in the United States from the early 1800s to present. You can filter by State/year/city/accident/mining type, etc..

Students will learn about the Pony Express and the Telegraph in an in-class lesson. The students will work with a partner to take turns learning and teaching each other the content from the textbook. Students will have the opportunity to learn the telegraph alphabet and practice writing their names in it.  THUMBNAIL PICTURE LINK - https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-view-of-desert-landscape-against-dramatic-sky-326149/ 

In this lesson, students will explore the differences between early Mormon Pioneer settlement and other Utah Settlement from non-Mormon Groups. The towns of Goshen and Eureka are used as case studies. Students will view maps and photos from these two geographically close locations to compare the spatial expression (layout), built environment (human-made), and place names of each location. Students will generalize these patterns to identify characteristics of Mormon Pioneer settlement and Mining settlements from around the same time.