Fur Traders' Rendezvous - Laketown, UT, USA
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N 41° 51.442 W 111° 21.833
12T E 469796 N 4634004
This marker, embedded in a boulder, sits next to the sidewalk near the restroom building at Bear Lake Rest Area in Laketown.
Waymark Code: WM19N76
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2024
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Marker text:
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company, headed by Milton G. Sublette, David E. Jackson and Jedediah S. Smith, conducted a fur trading rendezvous in this vicinity in June - July, 1827, taking 130 bales of beaver furs for shipment to St. Louis by pack train. Sublette had left St. Louis in March with 60 men and merchandise, arriving via South Pass in late June, the trading was concluded and all parties dispersed in mid-July 1827, following the return of Smith from a perilous journey to California. Traders were also here in 1826.
Large bands of Indians frequently gathered here.
Troop 63, Tendoy Council, Boy Scouts of America,
Citizens of Laketown,
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Marker Name: Fur Traders' Rendezvous
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Rich
City: Laketown
Group Responsible for Placement: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmakrs Association
Date Dedicated: 8/31/1937
Marker Number: 74
Addtional Information: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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