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Utah
Find Utah real estate listings, houses for sale, new homes, foreclosures and
more. View the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in many areas. Click a link below
to view homes for sale in UtahThe U.S. acquired the Utah region in the treaty ending the Mexican War in 1848,
and the first transcontinental railroad was completed with the driving of a
golden spike at Promontory Summit in 1869.
Rich in natural resources, Utah has long been a leading producer of copper,
gold, silver, lead, zinc, and molybdenum. Oil has also become a major product.
Utah shares rich oil shale deposits with Colorado and Wyoming. Utah also has
large deposits of low sulphur coal.
Utah's traditional industries of agriculture and mining are complemented by
increased tourism and growing aerospace, biomedical, and computer-related
businesses.
Utah is a great vacationland with 11,000 mi of fishing streams and 147,000 acres
of lakes and reservoirs. Among the many tourist attractions are Arches, Bryce
Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Parks; Cedar Breaks,
Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, Timpanogos Cave, and Grand
Staircase (Escalante) National Monuments; the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake
City; and Monument Valley. Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Map of Utah Counties
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