Logan in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Cache Valley
Photographed By Vincent Cascio, July 7, 2011
1. Cache Valley Marker
Inscription.
Cache Valley. . Known to the Indians as Willow Valley was renamed by fur trappers and traders in the winter of 1825-1826. James Bridger led the first trappers to a winter encampment near here in 1824 towards December 1825. William L. Sublette, in charge of Gen William H. Ashley’s Mountain Men, ordered many of the seasons furs cached in this vicinity. Those interested in the furs stored to await General Ashley’s Merchandise caravan of 1826, and similar caravans in subsequent years, were William L. Sublette, James Bridger, Jedediah S. Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Etienne Provot, Robert Campbell, James P. Beckworth, David E. Jackson, Louis Vasquez, Jean Baptiste Gervais, Moses Harris, and many others. Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and Logan City Welfare Committee.
Known to the Indians as Willow Valley was renamed by fur trappers and traders in the winter of 1825-1826. James Bridger led the first trappers to a winter encampment near here in 1824 towards December 1825. William L. Sublette, in charge of Gen William H. Ashley’s Mountain Men, ordered many of the seasons furs cached in this vicinity.
Those interested in the furs stored to await General Ashley’s Merchandise caravan of 1826, and similar caravans in subsequent years, were William L. Sublette, James Bridger, Jedediah S. Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Etienne Provot, Robert Campbell, James P. Beckworth, David E. Jackson, Louis Vasquez, Jean Baptiste Gervais, Moses Harris, and many others.
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and Logan City Welfare Committee.
Erected 1931 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association & Logan City Welfare Committee. (Marker Number 2.)
Location. 41° 43.917′ N, 111° 50.05′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. Marker is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 N Main, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Vincent Cascio of Logan, Utah. This page has been viewed 1,013 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Vincent Cascio of Logan, Utah. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.