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This Day in History: January 4, 1896
Utah, the Beehive State
Utah was Mexican territory when the first pioneers arrived in 1847. It became the 45th state admitted to the union on January 4, 1896. Great slideshow dedicated to the state of Utah.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
Visit Awakenings for the special poetry and great slideshow of the state of Utah.
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catnipoflife 
But why the BEEHIVE state? I always wondered.
The beehive became the official state emblem on March 4, 1959. Utahans relate the beehive symbol to industry and the pioneer virtues of thrift and perseverance. The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained on the seal of the State of Utah when Utah became a state in 1896.
I passed on the Blog Of The Year nomination….take a look:) Happy New Years!!! Hot Rod Cowgirl! http://hotrodcowgirl.com/
I saw it and left comments. Just one word for your post…WOW!
It must have posted on both blogs or maybe I sent to both blogs like a ding a ling? Yes I did hear from you last night:)
🙂 And I reblogged it. So here we all are together, hanging out in the Comment Corral 🙂
I may have bitten off more than I can chew with the states but I am learning a lot. Catnip is on the back burner so to speak. Oh, well. I knew trying to run two blogs would eventually catch up with me. Haven’t visited others in two days. Not good!
Sharla will be my guest on The BTS Radio Show Jan.8th @ 4:30 PM EST! Fun starts @ 4, music, comedy clips and more!! http://www.kinetichifi.com/bts
Thank you, Brian, for the opportunity! “See” you on the 8th!
So cool…. 🙂
I love bees since they’re so enormously important! And it seems we’re about to destroy what we need. *sigh*