This site provides discussion of Utah statehood from the Encyclopedia of Utah History.

A series of four good articles on why Utah was not allowed to become a state until it outlawed the Mormon practice of polygamy in 1890. The articles also contain primary source documents.

This is a resource about the state of Utah. Includes images and articles on everything from geology to famous people in the state.

A map from 1892 of the Utah Territory prior to statehood (January 4, 1896), showing the territorial capital at Salt Lake City, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, rivers, and the Great American...

A map from 1889 of North America showing the expansion in the region of the United States from the original Thirteen Colonies at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 to the time the map was made, around 1889, before the territories...