{"id":13,"featured":0,"modified":"2024-03-27 20:25:17","latitude":42.84476,"longitude":-106.37505,"title":"UPTLA #13","address":"","thumbnail":"https:\/\/uptla.tylerthorsted.com\/files\/square_thumbnails\/eff779bd607210bb4d7ac84d1dd2f0e0.jpg","creator":["Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmark Association, \r\nNatrona County Historical Society and Citizens of Wyoming"],"description":"<span><strong>First commercial ferry on the Platte River<\/strong> <br \/>was established 1\/2 mile south of here in June 1847 by \u201cMormon\u201d pioneers on their way to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. Brigham Young directed nine men to remain to operate the ferry. They were Thomas Grover, Captain, John S. Higbee, Luke S. Johnson, Appleton M. Harmon, Edmund Ellsworth, Francis M. Pomeroy, William Empey, James Davenport and Benjamin F. Stewart.<\/span><br \/><span>The first passengers were Missourians bound for Oregon. The ferry was made of two large cottonwood canoes fastened by cross pieces and covered with slabs. It was operated with oars.<\/span>","sponsor":"","subtitle":"The \"Mormon\" Ferry","accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXO60661116 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=91916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXO60661116 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO60661116 BCX0\">http:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=91916<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXO60661116 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXO60661116 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span>","<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXO95081249 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/newspapers.lib.utah.edu\/ark:\/87278\/s68k8j0h\/15852477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXO95081249 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO95081249 BCX0\">https:\/\/newspapers.lib.utah.edu\/ark:\/87278\/s68k8j0h\/15852477<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXO95081249 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXO95081249 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span>","<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org\/assets\/c45c66fc-d7d5-4cdd-bcb5-a10e833ae17f\/0\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org\/assets\/c45c66fc-d7d5-4cdd-bcb5-a10e833ae17f\/0\/0<\/a>"],"files":{"https:\/\/uptla.tylerthorsted.com\/files\/fullsize\/eff779bd607210bb4d7ac84d1dd2f0e0.jpg":{"id":189,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","title":"Plaque","thumbnail":"https:\/\/uptla.tylerthorsted.com\/files\/square_thumbnails\/eff779bd607210bb4d7ac84d1dd2f0e0.jpg","description":"Sons of Utah Pioneers, Used with Permission"},"https:\/\/uptla.tylerthorsted.com\/files\/fullsize\/f44e25e6d9180f1c2c98a146f3146652.jpg":{"id":190,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","title":"Monument","thumbnail":"https:\/\/uptla.tylerthorsted.com\/files\/square_thumbnails\/f44e25e6d9180f1c2c98a146f3146652.jpg","description":"Sons of Utah Pioneers, Used with Permission"}}}