Salt Lake City

Named after the Great Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City

1. The capital city of Utah, United States, and the county seat of Salt Lake County.
   • 2025 March 28, “Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water”, in CNN‎^[1], sourced from Associated Press:

     Out of the 484 Utah water systems that reported data in 2024, only 66 fluoridated their water, an Associated Press analysis showed. The largest was the state’s biggest city, Salt Lake City.

2. (figuratively, metonymic) The leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From its headquarters in Salt Lake City.
   • 2017 August 23, felixfabulous, Great post . . .‎^[2]:

     Add to that many of these rules are customs, misinterpretations of things early leaders said or policy recommendations from Salt Lake.

   • 2022 April 10, Jed Woodworth, See How the Church Changed in Remarkable ‘Saints 3’‎^[3]:

     Could Smoot be trusted to cast votes according to his conscience? Or would he secretly be taking directions from Salt Lake City?

   • 2025 January, 'American Primeval' fact-check‎^[4]:

     . . . the event was orchestrated by local leaders acting without consultation or approval from Salt Lake City.

   • 2025 April 7, Rick B, Marion D. Hanks: A Voice to Be Heard‎^[5]:

     In the early days, even ordaining missionaries required approval from Salt Lake City, which became unsustainable as the Church grew.

• → Dutch: Sweet Lake City (partial borrowing)