Great Encounter

Great Encounter

Period: Dec 31, 1760 to Dec 31, 1840

Jaun Rivera crosses present day Montecello , Utah

Dec 31, 1765

Fathers Dominguez and Escalante enter Utah

Dec 31, 1776

Europeans wore tall felt hats made of beaver fur.

Dec 31, 1800

Spanish rule of North America ends.

Dec 31, 1821

Eitenne Provost, Jim Bridger, and Peter Skene Ogden travel in the Utah Region

Dec 31, 1824

The first rendezvous is held on the Green River, Wyoming

Dec 31, 1825

Jedidiah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to southern California.

Dec 31, 1827

The Old Spanish Trail was used for trade.

Dec 31, 1830

Joseph Walker sops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake.

Dec 31, 1833

The trapping era ends.

Dec 31, 1840