Jedediah Strong Smith was born January 6, 1799 in New York and died May 27, 1831. He was an explorer who’s name I come across very often in my explorations so I decided to create this page to link out to the pages where I’ve come across his history.
Related Posts:
- America’s Mountain Man
- Cache Valley (interested in cached furs)
- Emigration Canyon Monument (Among first white traders)
- Fur Trappers and Traders (passed near here in August 1826)
- Jedediah Smith’s Trail – Great Salt Lake
- Jedediah Strong Smith (historic marker in St George)
- Jedediah Strong Smith (historic marker in Ogden)
- Jedediah Strong Smith (historic marker on the Great Salt Lake)
- Jedediah Strong Smith (Nevada Historic Marker #84)
- Moapa Valley (passed by in 1826)
- Mojave Road (became the first non-Indian to Reach the California coast overland from Mid-America)
- Paragonah Town Square (expedition in 1826)
- Seeds-Kee-Dee-Agie (first westward x-ing of south Pass by white men)
- Trader and Explorer Trails (led a band of trappers through this region)
- Virgin Valley (Mesquite, Nevada)