SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An illegally placed flagpole flying the American flag at the Black Rock Historical Site discovered just south of the Great Salt Lake has been cut down by vandals.
The flag’s placement sparked significant attention after a social media post on Saturday by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands said that the flag had been installed without permission, making its presence atop Black Rock — at the southern tip of the Great Salt Lake — unauthorized and illegal.
The post said law enforcement officials started an investigation into the flagpole and requested public help for information. The social media post was met with more than 2,500 comments, the majority of which were in support of the flagpole…