Great Encounter Timeline

By aj17516

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Jaun Rivera crosses into prresent-day Montecillo, Utah.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Fathers Dominguezz and Escalante enter Utah

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Europeans wore tall felt hats made of beaver fur.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Spanish rule of North America ends

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Etienne Provost, Jim Bridger, and Peter Skene Ogden travel in the Utah region.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    The first rendezvous is held on the green river, Wyoming.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Jedediah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to Southern California.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    The Old Spanish Trail is used for trade.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    Joseph Walker stops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake.

  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter
    The trapping era ends.