Smith reaches the Columbia River in August,…

August 1828 CE

Smith reaches the Columbia River in August, his blazing of the Pacific Overland Trail making the American Republic’s awakening claims upon the Far West a little less tenuous than those of its British and Russian rivals.

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Vancouver Clark Washington United States View →

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Jedediah Smith View →

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Russian Empire View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → American Fur Company View →

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North American Fur Trade View → Mountain Men View → Smith's Exploration of North America View → Oregon Trail View → Jacksonian Democracy (United States) View →

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Commerce View → Exploration View → Government View → Movements View →

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