Why was Salt Lake City chosen Utah's capital?

Answer 1

The Mormon pioneers actually chose to settle in Ohio. When they were kicked out due to persecution, they chose Missouri. When they were kicked out of there due to an extermination order by the governor, they chose Illinois. When the Illinois governor asked them to leave, Joseph Smith told them they would finally find freedom to worship in the Rocky Mountains, where there was nobody to persecute them or kick them out. After Joseph's murder, Brigham Young lead a group of Church members to find their Rocky Mountain refuge. Brigham supposedly saw the valley and the temple that would be built there in a dream. After coming over a ridge and seeing the Salt Lake Valley, he said "This is the right place, drive on!". Salt Lake City has been the headquarters of the Church since that time.

Answer 2

it was chosen because Utah is a dry place and it needed some water to keep it wet a Little wet also cuz the animals that live near a desert well have some water

Answer 3

The lake is not the capital the city Salt Lake city is the capital whichh was named that because it is near the lake

Answer 4

because of the great Salt Lake