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The University of Deseret was the original name of the University of Utah, founded by Mormon Pioneers in 1850. The university was disbanded during the Mormon War and re-established in the 1860s.
One of the board of regents unique contributions to Americana was the formulation of the Deseret Alphabet and public schooling in the Territory of Deseret, later the Utah Territory.
See University of Utah.
