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Property Deed to Trustees

When: 16 October 1875
Where: Provo, Utah
Part of: Founding of Brigham Young University in Provo

Brigham Young deeded buildings and land in Provo to trustees on October 16, 1875, to establish an institution of learning, ostensibly as part of the University of Deseret.

Financial difficulty forced another closure, prompting Young to deed the property to trustees to create Brigham Young Academy. This action followed earlier hints of a school in Draper, Utah, in 1867. The deed established the foundation for the academy, which later broke off from the University of Deseret.

Sources

Brigham Young University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
Brigham Young Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15

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