Cache County, Utah Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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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.  
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