Doubtful, the front range is only populated because people didn't cross

Dec 17, 2024
11:05:17am

NGB Truly Addicted User

the rockies.

Without any settlements in Utah, it's unlikely that Utah sees any boom, and stays as sparsely populated as Western Montana.

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POLL: If the Saints had settled in San Francisco in 1847, what would be the church membership and population of Utah today?

OU Cougar

Dec 17, 8:33am

Didn’t they have the chance to settle San Diego and not San Francisco?

conetah

Dec 17, 8:36am

Both. SD after the Mormon Battalion went there and SF after Samuel Brannan and others went there and were present for

SingleStrapBackpack

Dec 17, 8:47am

Interesting. In the book Saints, wasn’t there a mention of a traveler

conetah

Dec 17, 8:57am

Sam Brannan led a group of saints via voyage from New York around the tip of

LeGrandBleu

Dec 17, 9:08am

San Francisco could still be called Yerba Buena.

reagan21

Dec 17, 9:13am

Sam Brannan, California’s first millionaire.

Busting Coveys

Dec 17, 9:21am

Imagine all the dodger fans here… having to be giants fans.

tyler durden

Dec 17, 8:41am

That would definitely be the worst

LakeshowCougs

Dec 17, 9:45am

Are we assuming that the prophet received revelation to settle in SD?

Yukon

Dec 17, 9:01am

Good question. Church is a lot smaller if the Mormons ignore Brigham and settle

reddead

Dec 17, 9:05am

As an exMormon... I have to say that Utah is probably better b/c of the church

reddead

Dec 17, 9:03am

We’d be no different than Wyoming or Nevada.

Yukon

Dec 17, 9:14am

I mean, it could also have turned out to be an outdoorsy paradise, like Vail or

reddead

Dec 17, 9:44am

So a few small towns/cities like Jackson WY, West Yellowstone, Bend OR, etc.

Yukon

Dec 17, 10:28am

Tell that to Hawaii, or Vegas (the driver of NV's economy)

reddead

Dec 17, 10:36am

Who knows what would’ve happened in an alternate universe.

Yukon

Dec 17, 1:40pm

Kennecott copper mine probably still happens. I’m sure the miners would have

OU Cougar

Dec 17, 9:47am

For sure. I hear that Park City (originally mining) used to be pretty rough, too

reddead

Dec 17, 9:57am

Utah would be essentially East Nevada

NGB

Dec 17, 9:05am

Good point. Gambling and whores would have helped Utah develop a stable society

OU Cougar

Dec 17, 9:49am

or West Colorado, without Church tamping down non LDS immigration would've followed CO's growth pattern

byujag

Dec 17, 10:03am

Doubtful, the front range is only populated because people didn't cross

NGB

Dec 17, 11:05am

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