Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-25 | Page 6 | Know Utah

t- t I KNOW UTAH 1 Q When were the first counties In what hat is now the state of Utah erected and what counties were they S A. A There were six counties created created creat creat- ed by the legislative assembly of the provisional state of ot Deseret in December December December De De- De- De cember 1849 namely Juab Great Salt Lake Sanpete Tooele Utah and Weber eber Davis county was created on October 5 5 1850 Q Q When were the streets of ot Salt Lake City first lighted S A. A On November 24 1869 1863 and the lamps were of oil placed on posts along the principal thoroughfare thoroughfares thor thor- Later on June 30 1873 the oil lamps tamps were displaced by gas when the city for the first time was so lighted Q Where here did the lumber come from that was used In the temples In Salt Lake City Logan and StGeorge St St. George and the Tabernacle in Salt Lake I A. A It was Manufactured by Walter Val Wal tel ter terE E WIlcox who operated a saw saw- sawmill mill on n City creek He lie bored out from wood o d. d the first first irs i water fI mains saw saw-j ins laid in Salt alt Lake t 7 1 r i i 3 y t J J 1