First White Men in Sublette County
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The Astorian party were the first white men in Sublette County, Wyoming in 1811.
Waymark Code: WMFC16
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2012
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Astorian Camp
On this site, Oct. 18, 1811, sixty-one Astorians of the Pacific Fur Company led by Wilson Price Hunt camped for 5 days. They were on their way to the Pacific Ocean from St. Louis and were the second group to cross the continent, just 5 years after Lewis and Clark. Here they met and traded with the Snake Indians, killed buffalo, and cured meat.
The group included Marie Dorian, the Iowa Indian wife of guide Pierre Dorian, and her two children, ages 2 and 4. Later during the trip, on Dec. 30, 1811, stopping for only one day, she gave birth to her third child.
Continuing their journey, the Astorians crossed the divide one mile north of here on to the waters of the Columbia River. These were the first white men in what is now Sublette County.
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