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E.T. City, Utah
Lake Point is a city on the eastern edge of northern Tooele County, Utah, Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is located 17 miles southwest of Salt Lake City International Airport and 11 miles north of Tooele, Utah. At its location on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake, the city is served by Interstate 80 in Utah, Interstate 80 and Utah State Route 36. The community was originally settled in 1854 under the name of E.T. City, in honor of Ezra T. Benson. It was renamed ''Lake Point'' in 1923. A 2021 feasibility study for the proposed Lake Point incorporation area indicated an estimated population of 2,599. During the 2021 United States elections, the residents of Lake Point voted to become a city with a five-member council; the first city council was then elected the following year. History Military cartographers and early pioneers John C. Frémont, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, was commissioned by the US Government to explore the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties In Utah
There are 29 County (United States), counties in the U.S. state of Utah. In 1849, the provisional State of Deseret established seven counties: Davis County, Utah, Davis, Iron County, Utah, Iron, Sanpete County, Utah, Sanpete, Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, Tooele, Utah County, Utah, Utah, and Weber County, Utah, Weber. After the Utah Territory, Territory of Utah was created in 1851, the first territorial legislature (1851–1852) acknowledged those seven and created three more: Juab County, Utah, Juab, Millard County, Utah, Millard, and Washington County, Utah, Washington. Over a 40-year period (1854–1894), the Utah Territorial Legislature established most of the counties that exist today. In the early 20th century, after Utah had become a state, the final two counties were created: Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne by Governor of Utah, gubernatorial proclamation (1913) and Daggett County, Utah, Daggett by popular vote (1917). Present-day Duchesne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
