Ep. 33 - Zions Mount: How Timpanogos Replaced Utah Lake

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 1 p.m.

How much do you know about the history of Utah Lake? Did you know that if you looked at a pre-1850's map of the area, Timpanogos doesn't even show up as a landmark? So why is "Timp" such a big part of society and Utah Lake isn't? In this episode, the Commission summarizes the reasons why based on a book, On Zions Mount by Jared Farmer. 

Utah Valley was originally known as "Utah Lake Valley". The lake was central to survival and to society, but all of that has changed. Listen in and you'll be left pondering how that change occurred.

Links from This Episode:

On Zions Mount book