By Deseret News

When was the first printing done in Great Salt Lake City, and what was printed?

Here's answer to week's question

The first printing in Great Salt Lake City was done by Thomas Bullock and Brigham H. Young (a nephew of President Brigham Young). They set type on Jan. 22, 1849, for printing "valley paper currency" for 50-cent bills.

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Source: Church Chronology, compiled by Andrew Jenson, p. 36, and Voice in the West by Wendell J. Ashton, p. 23.

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