Near Garden City in Rich County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Fur Traders Rendezvous

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 28, 2013

1. Fur Traders Rendezvous Marker

Inscription. 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 gather here.

Erected 1937 by Troop 63, Tendoy Council, Boy Scouts of America; Citizens of Laketown; and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 74.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 41° 51.427′ N, 111° 21.82′ W. Marker is near Garden City, Utah, in Rich County. It can be reached from Utah Route 30 0.2 miles south of

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N. Meadowville Drive. Marker is located at the Bear Lake Rest Area at Milepost 124. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Garden City UT 84028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley

and in the Uinta Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in 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 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meadowville Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Laketown Veteran's Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); The Legacy of Laketown (approx. 3 miles away); Garden City Bell (approx. 6.3 miles away); The First Oregon Trail (approx. 8.4 miles away); Bear Lake (approx. 12.2 miles away in Idaho); Settlement of Fish Haven (approx. 12.7 miles away in Idaho); Rich County WWI Memorial (approx. 16.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garden City.

More about this marker.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 28, 2013

2. Fur Traders Rendezvous Marker

The marker states "Official Marker Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, No. 74, erected August 31, 1937."

Also see . . .
1. 1827 Sweet Lake (Bear Lake) Rendezvous. From the website "Mountain Men and Life in the Rocky Mountain West." (Submitted on July 23, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

2. 1828 Sweet Lake (Bear Lake) Rendezvous. From the website "Mountain Men and Life in the Rocky Mountain West." (Submitted on July 23, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 28, 2013

3. Fur Traders Rendezvous Marker

Parking lot of Bear Lake Rest Area

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 28, 2013

4. Bear Lake

View from southwest corner of lake

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.