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5 unusual facts about John Henry Weber


John Henry Weber

This place-name gave rise to the modern names of Utah’s Weber Canyon, Weber County and Weber State University.

A portion of the brigade, under the leadership of Johnson Gardner, confronted Peter Skene Ogden, the leader of Hudson's Bay Company's Snake Country Expedition near present-day Mountain Green, Utah.

The brigade spent the winter of 1824-25 on Cub Creek near present-day Cove, Utah.

Weber was active in the early years of the fur trade, exploring territory in the Rocky Mountains and areas in the current state of Utah.

Weber River

The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henry Weber.



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