Fort Buenaventura
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Fort Buenaventura was a 19th-century fur trading post and the first permanent Euro-American settlement in what is now Utah, located near present-day Ogden.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur trading post
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mormon pioneer migration
ⓘ
Oregon Trail era ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.21°N 111.99°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | Fort Buenaventura Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 1–2 miles from downtown Ogden ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Miles Goodyear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cabins
ⓘ
corrals ⓘ stockade ⓘ trading post buildings ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | reconstructed fort buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic park ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utah
ⓘ
Weber County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ogden, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Weber River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | log construction ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | good fortune or good adventure ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Buenaventura River (mythical river of the American West) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIndigenousPeoples |
Shoshone
ⓘ
Ute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersActivity |
camping
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | independent trading post outside control of major fur companies ⓘ |
| owner | Weber County (as park operator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType | Euro-American settlers ⓘ |
| purchaseDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| purchasedBy |
Brigham Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasePrice | $1,950 ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ogden, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
early fur trade center in the Great Basin
ⓘ
first permanent Euro-American settlement in what is now Utah ⓘ |
| subsequentUse | Mormon pioneer settlement site ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trading ⓘ |
| watershed | Weber River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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