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Fremonts Sea of the Mountains and Mormon Exodus
The article recounts John C. Fremont’s exploration of a vast inland sea in the Great Basin, the early Mormon exodus from Nauvoo to Utah, the establishment of Salt Lake settlements, and the territory’s potential as a future center of trade and rail routes. It discusses climate, geography, and the mixed reception of slavery in Utah ahead of statehood debates.
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Great Basin
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
California
Fort Hall
Missouri
Oregon
Fremont
Red River
Utah Range
Sea of the Mountains
Suowy Sierra
Great Salt Lake
Ilinois
Nauvoo
Nauvea
Nnmer
Ous
Mississippi
Council Bluffs
Pottawattomie Indian Agency
Israel
Thomas L. Kane
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Omaha
Babylon
Zion
Hraven
Batallion
High Council of the Church
Nebraska
High Council
Utih
Taes
New York
Square High Council
St. Bernard
8. Louis
Musselmen
Sari Slick
Mozanna
Khorassin
France
Spain
Switzerland
Great Valley
Italy
Dead Sea
Foremont
Fort Laramie
Salt Lake Colony
Oregon Road
Salt Lake
Grand Central
Oceans
Great Britain
New Mexico
Uutah
Seward
Utah
R. P. Thurston
Massachusetts
N. Mexico
Congress
Texas
Mexico
Uta