Great Encounter Timeline

By aj17516
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Jaun Rivera crosses into prresent-day Montecillo, Utah.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Fathers Dominguezz and Escalante enter Utah
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Europeans wore tall felt hats made of beaver fur.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Spanish rule of North America ends
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Etienne Provost, Jim Bridger, and Peter Skene Ogden travel in the Utah region.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    The first rendezvous is held on the green river, Wyoming.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Jedediah Smith blazes a trail from Utah to Southern California.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    The Old Spanish Trail is used for trade.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    Joseph Walker stops at the valley of the Great Salt Lake.
  • The Great Encounter

    The Great Encounter

    The trapping era ends.