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UtahLib

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12. Utah is referred to as the Beehive state.

Reply to zentrum (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:36 PM

Nov 2012

When Mormon pioneers claimed Utah as their own they decided upon the motto of Industry which was symbolized by the beehive to represent and industrious and interdependent community.

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