The Great Encounter

Great Encounter

Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Dec 31, 1840

Juan Rivera crosses into present-day Monticello, Utah.

Dec 31, 1765

Father Dominguez and Escalante enter Utah.

Dec 31, 1776

Early 1800s. Europeans wore tall felt hats made of beaver fur

Dec 31, 1800

Spanish rule of North America ends.

Dec 31, 1821

Etienne Provost, Jim, Bridger, and Peter Skene Ogden tavel in the Utah region

Dec 31, 1824

The first rendevous is hed on Green River, Wyoming

Dec 31, 1825

Jedediah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to California

Dec 31, 1827

The Old Spanish Trail is used for trade

Dec 31, 1830

Joseph Walker stops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake

Dec 31, 1833

The trapping era ends

Dec 31, 1840