List of city nicknames in Utah

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This partial list of city nicknames in Utah compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Utah are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1] Their economic value is difficult to measure, [1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans. [2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

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  2. 1 2 Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :) Archived May 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ↑ Cedar City, Utah. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cottonwood Heights. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
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  6. ↑ "The Grand Canyons Regions". thegrandcanyons.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Little Hollywood Land - Frontier Movie Town, Kanab, Utah". RoadsideAmerica.com.
  8. ↑ "Orem » Things are Happening in Orem". www.orem.org.
  9. ↑ Patton, Matt Hush, hush, Provo culture. The Daily Utah Chronicle, March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  10. ↑ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
  11. ↑ Utah Commemorative Quarter. Retrieved February 21, 2008. Archived February 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Tribune, Ellen Fagg Weist The Salt Lake. "The 'Small Lake City' effect behind Sundance's 'The Strongest Man'". sltrib.com.
  13. ↑ "Smog Lake City - POWDER Magazine". powder.com. February 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Springville City. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
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