In the empty interior the dominant religion is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or more commonly known as the Church of Mormon. The Mormons were first located in New York, but due to persecution they kept moving West. In 1844 a mob killed the church's founder Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois, so the church once again moved West and settled in the Utah area. The Mormons, started to build their center in Salt Lake City, Utah and were really the first Americans to have to face problems of the Empty Interior. Mormons' early efforts at large-scale irrigation was the start of an irrigation boom in the Empty Interior.
Unlike Mormonism in the Empty Interior, Catholicism is the most popular religion in Miami. Because Florida was a Spanish colony before it entered the United States, there were many missions left along the Florida coast. The Natives were mostly converted into Catholicism and the people there kept the religion, even though most of America at the time was Protestant. Another reason Catholicism is a major religion in Miami is because of the many Latinos that live in the city. With an influx of immigrants coming from Cuba and other Latin American countries, Miami is predominantly Hispanic.
Unlike Mormonism in the Empty Interior, Catholicism is the most popular religion in Miami. Because Florida was a Spanish colony before it entered the United States, there were many missions left along the Florida coast. The Natives were mostly converted into Catholicism and the people there kept the religion, even though most of America at the time was Protestant. Another reason Catholicism is a major religion in Miami is because of the many Latinos that live in the city. With an influx of immigrants coming from Cuba and other Latin American countries, Miami is predominantly Hispanic.
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| A Catholic mission in Palm Beach |
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