Early history of Cache County, 1925.

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Early history of Cache County, 1925.

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Typed history of Cache County, Utah, compiled by M.R. Hovey between 1923 and 1925. Topics covered include the discovery of Cache Valley and the trapping period, Jim Bridger's involvement in 1824, the Hudson Bay Fur Company's visit of 1833, the visit of Captain Charles Fremont in 1843, its exploration by Captain Howard Stansbury in 1849, the ranching period, the colonization period and Maughan's Fort, the organization of Cache County in 1857, the Utah War, resettlements in the late 1850s, the early settlement of Logan in 1859 (including irrigation, industry, government, etc.), newspapers in Cache County, the development of transportation and pubic utilities, and the histories of schools, mail services, livestock, freighting, and logging. Also included are histories of the early settlements of Mendon (1859), Richmond (1859), Smithfield (1859), Hyrum (1860), Paradise (1860), Millville (1860), Hyde Park (1860), Clarkston (1864, including testimony by Martin Harris), Newton (1869), Lewiston (1870), Benson (1871), Trenton (1872), College Ward (1879), Franklin, Idaho (1860), Weston, Idaho (1865), and Preston, Idaho (1877).

1 bound volume, 193 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881

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Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Hovey, M. R. (Merlin R.)

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M.R. Hovey was the secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce, Logan, Utah. From the description of Early history of Cache County, 1925. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 779640003 Joseph Hovey was a Mormon convert and pioneer. From the guide to the Biography of Joseph Grafton Hovey, bulk 1812-1868, 1812-1868, 1933, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863

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American explorer, surveyor, and author. From the description of Correspondence and receipts, 1846-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122605551 From the guide to the Howard Stansbury correspondence and receipts, 1846-1847, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Howard Stansbury was an officer in the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers who worked on numerous surveys including an expedition to the Great Salt Lake region, and the U.S. Lake Su...