Jedediah Smith, at twenty-nine, has traveled more…

July 1828 CE

Jedediah Smith, at twenty-nine, has traveled more extensively in unknown territory than any other single mountain man.

Having rediscovered the South Pass in 1824, Smith opens the connecting trail between California and the Oregon Country in 1828, reaching the Willamette Valley in July.

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Oregon City Clackamas Oregon United States View →

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