by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Cache Valley Rendezvous 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1826 American mountain men held a rendezvous at Cache Valley. During this time William H. Ashley sold out his company to Jedidiah S. Smith, William L. Sublette and David E. Jackson. 2023 Exhibit GuideIt was traditional...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Chief Pocatello at Brigham City 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1862, Chief Pocatello arrogantly appeared in Brigham City with 60 warriors and demanded that the settlers trade with him. His trade goods, the dresses of his squaws and the scalps hanging from his belt had been...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Chief Washakie at Huntsville 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1866 Chief Washakie and 1,000 Shoshone Indians visited the small settlement of Huntsville. Washakie and his sub chiefs attended church services, and performed ceremonial dances on the town square the following day....
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Chinese Track Layers 1976 Exhibit Brochure In 1869 Chinese track layers for the Central Pacific laid 10 miles of track in Box Elder County in one day, a record which has never been equaled. 2023 Exhibit Guide Chinese immigrants were drawn to the western United States...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Circumnavigation of the Great Salt Lake 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1826 James Clyman, Louis Vasquez, Henry Fraeb and Black Harris made the first 300-mile circumnavigation of the Great Salt Lake in two buffalo hide bull boats. 2023 Exhibit GuideCircumnavigating the Great...