UTAH - AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL - COUGARS COLORS T-Shirt

UTAH – the 45th state to become an official member of the US – became a state in 1896. Promontory, the Golden Spike National Historic Site, is the site where the first transcontinental railroad was completed, joining east and west railroad lines. The Rainbow Bridge is the world’s largest natural-rock span. UTAH is the only state whose capital city has 3 words in its name, Salt Lake City. The state also has the highest literacy rate in the nation. It is also the most religiously homogenous state in the country with 60% of its residents professing the Mormon faith. Kane County is known as “Little Hollywood” because dozens of westerns have been filmed there. The Brigham Canyon mine is the largest open-pit mine in the world. Stretching over 30,000 acres the Bonneville Salt Flats is named after the ancient sea that covered the area. The state also leads the nation in jello consumption. These fabulous facts are what make someone from here proud to be an AUTHENTIC UTAH ORIGINAL!