First White Man to View the Spanish Fork River Valley
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brwhiz
N 40° 06.580 W 111° 39.274
12T E 444215 N 4440134
Father Sylvestre Valez Escalante, one of the two leaders of the Diminguez y Escalante Expedition of 1776, was the first white man to view the valley of the Spanish Fork River.
Waymark Code: WMJQ67
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2013
Views: 4
Escalante,
A Spanish priest, the first white man
to look upon this valley, camped with
his comrades beside the Spanish Fork,
September 23, 1776.
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Placed to perpetuate the memory of that event
by the
Spirit of Liberty Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
and
The City of Spanish Fork
1922
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"Though the Pathfinders die, the paths remain open."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 09/23/1776
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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