Historic Utah People

Buying candy in Mendon, Utah.

Buying candy in Mendon, Utah.

James Bridger -Quintessential Guide of the Rocky Mountains 

Pony Bob Haslam & the Longest Ride

Albert Sidney Johnston – Respected Confederate Commander

Gunplay Maxwell – Utah Gunfighter & Outlaw

Mountain Meadows Site

In this beautiful valley, one of the most horrific and controversial massacres in U.S. history occurred, drawing by H. Steinegger, Pacific Art Co, 1877.

Mountain Meadows Wagon Train Members, Victims & Survivors

The Navajo Nation – Largest in the U.S.

Chief Ouray – A Man of Peace

Walkara – Horse Thief and Walker War Leader

Brigham Young – Leading the Mormons

©Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated June 2025.

Also See:

American History

Historic People Photo Galleries

Utah – The Beehive State

Who’s Who in American History