Forty five before it was.
Now a tribe but once did buzz.
I'm mostly desert with a little e.
Was proposed but never would be.
Though quite religious I'm historic too.
And followed by industry, book, and news.
What am I?
Hint
forty five as in 1896.
p.s. A similar riddle is used in another of my puzzles (where in the world am I supposed to go). But I thought that it deserved a puzzle all to itself.
Answer
You're
Forty five before it was.
It was proposed instead of Utah, the 45th state
Now a tribe but once did buzz.
LDS (Jaredites?)
I'm mostly desert with a little e.
Deseret
Was proposed but never would be.
Indeed, Utah came to be instead
Though quite religious I'm historic too.
LDS again
And followed by industry, book, and news.
Deseret Industries, Deseret Book, Deseret News
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