by JRobins | Sep 28, 2024 | Historic Marker
Miles Goodyear Horse Drive HISTORIC MARKER 41°00’50.7″N • 111°57’29.6″W Miles Goodyear obtained a herd of horses with the intent to trade with emigrants along the Overland Trail. Goodyear was a mountain man who gave up fur trapping to trade...
by JRobins | Sep 28, 2024 | Historic Marker
Osborne Russell Confronts Wolverine HISTORIC MARKER 41°02’48.9″N • 111°54’17.1″W During the winter of 1840-41, trapper Osborne Russell wintered with a group of mountaineers, their families, and several Shoshone lodges. They likely camped...
by JRobins | Sep 28, 2024 | Historic Marker
Circumnavigating The Great Salt Lake HISTORIC MARKER 41°02’48.9″N • 111°54’17.1″W In 1826, a bull-boat was used by four men attempting to navigate the circumference of the Great Salt Lake beginning at the mouth of the Weber River. During this...
by JRobins | Sep 28, 2024 | Historic Marker
Encounter at Mountain Green HISTORIC MARKER 41°01’54.5″N • 111°54’07.2″W Atense confrontation between members of the British Hudson’s Bay Company and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers, and a company of French-Canadian trappers occurred...
by JRobins | Sep 28, 2024 | Historic Marker
Trappers Winter Camp HISTORIC MARKER 41°01’20.8″N • 111°55’27.0″W Atypical over-wintering settlement strategy utilized by Rocky Mountain fur trappers in the 1820s to 1840s required access to game, timber and water. The availability of these...
