GC1BMMQ Weber River Crossing and Campsite (Traditional Cache) in Utah, United States created by AD0OR

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A cache by AD0OR Message this owner

Hidden : 4/26/2008

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Visit Weber River Crossing and Campsite details at the DGP

The first known overland travelers to cross the Weber River, at a point .4-mile directly in front of this marker, were the Harlan-Young, Lienhard, and Donner-Reed parties of 1846. It was at this crossing that Lansford Hastings left a note telling the Donner-Reed Party not to go through Weber Canyon. As a result of this note, the Donner-Reed Company blazed the trail from Henefer Valley to Salt Lake Valley, which the Mormons followed in 1847 and for the next 22 years.