Handcart Pioneer Monument

Many of the early Mormon pioneers were too poor to afford the luxury of a wagon pulled by oxen. They had to load all their worldly possessions in handcarts and walk to Utah.

Salt Lake City and the trip home

July 5th 2018
Our camping days are over. It’s motels for the rest of our USA trip. Salt Lake City You can’t go to SLC without visiting Temple Square. We were just outside the free transit area of downtown SLC but right beside the trolley that took us to Temple Square. It’s a pretty well organized site with several information centres. These centres are staffed by young volunteers who were very help ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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