History
Fort Buenaventura was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in the Great Basin and the region that is now Utah. It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west-southwest of the Ogden municipal building. The fort was located east of the Weber River, at a bend in the river. The purpose of the fort was to serve as a trading post for trappers and travelers.
In November 1847, Fort Buenaventura and the surrounding land claim were purchased by the Mormon settlers for $1,950. The settlement was then renamed Brownsville, but was later changed to Ogden after Peter Skene Ogden who trapped in the Weber Valley.
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