For perhaps the first time, Utah historians have organized much of the history surrounding the Black soldiers who served in Utah in the post-Civil War era to make sure it isn’t forgotten.

“We didn’t have any idea what we were getting ourselves into, and it’s just mountains of information we’ve been able to bring to light because of this,” said Ian Wright, director of the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program, which is overseeing the effort.

The research started in 2023 and the historians involved have created the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail linking several sites of note involving those first Black soldiers, known at the time as buffalo soldiers. Public events are set for Friday and Saturday at three of the sites, with signage geared to the general public to eventually be placed at

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