Item Detail
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30902
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3
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English
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Utah's Capitols
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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1959
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27
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3
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah State Historical Society
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259-74
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Symbols play a significant role in human relationships. Just as national and state flags have symbolic meaning to those living under a specially designated ensign, so too have capitols their special symbolism. Closely associated with the rise of nationalism and sovereignty is the adoption of symbols representing a nation's dreams and aspirations. Aside from any functional purpose it might serve, a capitol is a symbol of nationhood, of sovereignty. More frequently than not one of the first projects undertaken in a newly formed state is the selection of a capital and the erection therein of a suitable edifice designated the capitol. So it was with the newly-united states in 1790, and so it was in each of the individual states as settlers made their way across the American continent.