Salt Lake County, Utah Utah Territory after traveling what settlers later called Emigration Canyon. Brigham Young, their leader, declared "This is the place" after seeing the valley. Compared to eastern regions, it seemed arid and unpromising to some of the migrants. Settlers used extensive irrigation to develop agriculture and the flourishing, self-sufficient city, known then as Great Salt Lake City. Thousands of Mormons joined them in the next several decades. The county was officially organized on January 31, 1850, with slightly more than 11,000 residents recorded. Mormon settlements were scattered across the valley and beyond. They relocated the territorial capital to Great Salt Lake
EA Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. In 2011, EA Salt Lake was moved to the EA Maxis division of Electronic Arts, which focuses on life simulation and casual games. After a restructure to focus on mobile titles in January 2014, EA closed down the studio in April 2017. As Headgate Studios: As EA Salt Lake: EA Salt Lake EA Salt Lake was an American video game developer located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA). EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook, as Headgate Studios in