Catholic Utah (Images of America) Salt Lake County a meticulously crafted representation of

a meticulously crafted representation of the southern portion of the Golden State at a scale of 1:500

170-mile stretch of breathtaking wilderness across southern Utah

This map's scale offers a valuable perspective for various applications

It is a land of flash floods and extreme temperature that demands much from those who would explore it

ideas on how to make it happen

Catholic Utah (Images of America) Salt Lake County a meticulously crafted representation ofBy Colleen McDannell In 1776, two Mexican Franciscans trekked into what is now the state of Utah. While they said the rosary and offered litanies to the saints, they did not linger in what was to them unknown territory. It would take almost 100 years for the first parish church of St. Mary Magdalene to be built in 1871 and a Catholic community established. The small number of Catholics maintained and cultivated their religion in a territory dominated