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 The Great Fur Cache Posted by:  brwhiz
N 41° 38.038 W 111° 51.359
12T E 428704 N 4609491
Cache Valley gets its name from a major cache of furs gathered in 1825 and stored here over the winter.
Waymark Code: WMDJFV
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2012
Views: 4
No 55
Erected June 5, 1936
The Great Fur Cache
To commemorate an important episode in the
early history of the West and to honor the scouts
and explorers of earlier days, this monument
was erected.
In this vicinity in the Winter of 1825-26 a cache
containing 75 bales of furs, mostly beaver, with a
value estimated at $150,000 was made by James
Bridger, Jedediah Strong Smith, William L. Sublette
and others, who had come west with General W.M.
Ashley. Later most of their furs were taken by pack
train and water to the fur markets at St. Louis.
Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts, Cache Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Marker Name: The Great Fur Cache
Marker Type: Roadside
Addtional Information:
The monument was erected by the Boy Scouts of America, Cache Valley Council, under the auspices of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association.
County: Cache
City: Hyrum
Group Responsible for Placement: Boy Scouts of America & Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date Dedicated: June 5, 1936
Marker Number: 55
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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