History of Provo Utah
The Ute Indians were the first to live in the Provo, Utah region, settling in the beautiful valley between the Utah Lake and the towering Wasatch Mountains. Most of their villages were near the lake, since fish was their primary diet. Then in 1776, the Utah Valley had its first white visitor – a Spanish Franciscan missionary who explored the area and chronicled his adventures.
Early in the 1800s, the fur traders came to take advantage of the good hunting in this mountain land. One of these trappers, Etienne Provost, started a trading post and gave his name to the river and town that had been established. In 1849, Mormon settlers came from Salt Lake City and made Provo the second major Mormon settlement in Utah. The home of Brigham Young Academy, the largest church-affiliated university in the US, the influence of the Mormons remains in Provo even today, with the friendly and welcoming residents.
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