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Senate hears centennial history of Provo; BYU president attends
Summary
Senator Charles Stewart led a centennial spotlight on Provo with a slide presentation by Dr. Douglas Smoot and presence of Brigham Young University president Meryl J. Bateman; the body accepted a donated historical book for the Senate archives.
The Utah Senate paused its legislative business for a centennial spotlight on Provo, where Senator Charles Stewart introduced historian and BYU professor Dr. Douglas Smoot to present a slide narrative of the city's history.
Dr. Smoot traced Provo’s development from Ute habitation through Mormon settlement in 1849, the founding of Brigham Young Academy (the forerunner of…
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