The Great Encounter

By jf11231
  • Period: to

    Great Encounter

  • Juan Rivera crosses into present-day Monticello, Utah.

    Juan Rivera crosses into present-day Monticello, Utah.

  • Father Dominguez and Escalante enter Utah.

    Father Dominguez and Escalante enter Utah.

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

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

  • Spanish rule of North America ends.

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

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

  • The first rendevous is hed on Green River, Wyoming

  • Jedediah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to California

    Jedediah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to California

  • The Old Spanish Trail is used for trade

  • Joseph Walker stops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake

    Joseph Walker stops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake

  • The trapping era ends