This little town of fewer than 3,000 residents packs more history per square foot than places ten times its size. It was actually Utah’s first territorial capital—yes, before Salt Lake City took the ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the recent news event of a fire at the iconic landmark. It was originally published in the May/June 2017 issue of National Geographic History Magazine.

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