When John Wesley Powell first looked out across the Green River, it was warm, silt-laden and swift. Floods scoured the area each spring, triggering the breeding cycle of many fish and creating sand and gravel bars in which the fish would lay their . . . — — Map (db m149088) HM
John and Nellie Jarvie came to Brown's Park in 1880 and established this ranch, which served for the next thirty years as the center of commerce, transportation, and communication in this remote, unsettled region. The dugout near the river served as . . . — — Map (db m286279) HM
The Ashley National Forest, of which Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is a part, was named after William H. Ashley, an early fur trader and trapper. In 1825, Ashley and his party set out to join Jedediah Smith and other mountain men who were . . . — — Map (db m149084) HM
