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NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Cache County. | NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Cache County. | ||
*1830. Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company Rocky Mountain Fur Company], competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade. | *1830. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bridger Jim Bridger] and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company Rocky Mountain Fur Company], competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade. | ||
*1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. | *1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. | ||
*1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley. | *1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley. | ||