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(From Wikipedia) – Provo  is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about 43 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and is the largest city in Utah County. It lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2010 census of 112,488, Provo is the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 residents at the 2010 census. It is the third-largest metro area in the state behind Salt Lake City and Ogden-Clearfield.

Provo Related Posts:

• Historic Buildings in Provo
• Historic Churches in Provo
• Historic Homes in Provo
• One in a Series of Events from Provo’s History Historic Markers
• Brigham Young Academy
• BYU
• Cemetery and Historical Provo Cemeteries
• Center Street in Provo
• Center Street March 2018
• Commemorative Time Capsule
• D.U.P. Museum
• Easter Cross
• Eastlawn Cemetery
• Escalante Trail
• Farrer Elementary School
• Fort Utah and Fort Utah Marker
• Historic Utah County Courthouse and NRHP Plaque
• Inland Wetland
• Insane Asylum
• Ironton
• Jesse Knight
• LDS Temples – Provo and Provo City Center
• Mark Anderson, Father of Provo City Power
• The Octogon House
• Old Classic Ream’s Store
• Old Kiln
• Old Z.C.M.I Building
• Oldest Weeping American Elm
• Parks in Provo
• Pioneer Book Mural
• Pioneer Burial Grounds
• Pioneer Village
• Provo Burial Grounds
• Provo Canyon
• Provo Historic Neighborhoods 
• Provo River Parkway
• Recreation Center for the Utah State Hospital
• Saw and Grist Mill
• Series of historical events plaque list
• Settlement of Provo in 1849
• Seven Peaks
• Squaw Peak Overlook
• Startup Candy
• That All Men Shall Be Free (Veterans Memorial)
• Third Ward Chapel and Amusement Hall
• Utah Lake Fishing Industry
• War Memorial
• West Co-op
• Woolen Mills

The city is home to Brigham Young University, one of the largest private higher education institutions in the United States, which is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo is also home to the largest Missionary Training Center for the LDS Church. The city is a key operational center for Novell and has been a focus area for technology development in Utah. The city is also home to the Peaks Ice Arena, which served as a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. Sundance Resort is located 13 miles northeast at Provo Canyon.

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