Pleasant View in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Peter Skene Ogden

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Peter Skene Ogden Marker

Inscription. Peter Skene Ogden, son of a loyalist of the Revolutionary War day who fled to Canada as a British sympathizer, was one of the most courageous and gallant of the fur trappers, traders, and explorers of the early west. In the struggle between the United States and Great Britain for supremacy in the Rocky Mountains Ogden was chief field captain for the powerful British-owned Hudson's Bay Fur Company. He was charged with overtrapping the Rocky Mountains to discourage the westward advancing Americans.

In May of 1825, a party of American trappers confronted Ogden at nearby Mountain Green, informed him (falsely) that he was on American soil, and ordered him to leave. Ogden stanchly defended his rights in this yet unceded territory, but was forced to withdraw when 23 of his men deserted with approximately 800 beaver pelts.

Unusual among trappers, Ogden was literate and left an excellent journal of his struggles in Utah where Ogden City, Ogden Canyon, and Ogden Valley now honor his name Utah State Department of Highways

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1825.

Location. 41° 20.071′ N,

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112° 1.584′ W. Marker is in Pleasant View, Utah, in Weber County. It is on West Pleasant View Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1902 W Pleasant View Drive, Ogden UT 84414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stage Coach Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Martin Henderson Harris (approx. 3.9 miles away); North Ogden (approx. 4 miles away); Chief Terikee (approx. 4.2 miles away); Levi & Josephine Taylor House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Richard & Ann Slater Home (approx. 4½ miles away); Historic Pioneer Road (approx. 4½ miles away); Marriott-Slaterville City (approx. 4.7

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Peter Skene Ogden Marker

miles away).

Also see . . . Peter Skene Ogden (Wikipedia). Overview:

Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein, or Skeen; baptised 12 February 1790 – 27 September 1854) was a British-Canadian fur trader and an early explorer of what is now British Columbia and the Western United States. During his many expeditions, he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Despite early confrontations with the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) while working for the North West Company, he later became a senior official in the operations of the HBC's Columbia Department, serving as manager of Fort Simpson and similar posts.

(Submitted on July 9, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.