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In 1988 Utah designated the historic Union Station in Ogden as the state's official railroad museum. All State Museums - All State Railroad Symbols

Utah designated coal as the official state rock in 1991. Coal is an organic sedimentary rock used as fuel; found in 17 of Utah's 29 counties.  All State Rocks

Coal is a fossil fuel, composed largely of carbon, formed from the remains of plants that lived approximately 100 to 400 million years ago. All State Fossils

Utah's flag features the state seal against a field of blue. The date 1847 is the year the Mormons came to Utah. 1896 is the year Utah became the 45th state. All State Flags

Utah originates from an Apache Indian word (yuttahih), which means people of the mountains. All State Name Origins

Europeans thought this word referred to native Americans living higher in the mountains than the Navajo, and the territory became known as the land of the Utes, and eventually Utah.

Utah became the 45th state in 1896.

Utah designated copper as the official state mineral in 1994 (also the state metal of Arizona). All State Minerals

Utah designated topaz as the official state gem in 1969. All State Gems

Small perfect crystals of topaz can be found on Thomas Mountain in Juab County, and semiprecious topaz gems are found in Beaver, Juab and Tooele counties of Utah.

The beehive featured in the center of the great seal of Utah is a symbol of hard work and industry (the state motto is "Industry" and Utah's state nickname is The Beehive State; in fact the beehive is recognized as the official state emblem of Utah).

Utah designated Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) as the official state grass in 1990. All State Grasses

A tough native perennial bunchgrass; Indian ricegrass was once a food source for native Americans (especially when the corn crop failed). The ricegrass seed was gathered, ground into meal or flour, and then made into bread.

Indian ricegrass has an attractive open, spangled appearance when in flower or fruit. Indian ricegrass now provides food for wildlife and range livestock.

Utah designated Dubhe as the official state centennial star in 1996 (Utah's Centennial year). All State Stars

Utah designated the Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) as official state fish in 1997. All State Fish