The first yearlong abode of white men in what is now Utah, was Antoine Robidoux's Indian and fur trading post (Fort Whitney or Uintah), which was built 8 miles north of here in 1832. It was on the trail from Taos, New Mexico to the Pacific North-west, and from Utah Lake to the Platte River region. Many trappers traded and wintered here. Several distinguished traders sojourned here, including Kit Carson, Joseph Williams, Rufus B. Sage, Marcus Whitman, A.L. Lovejoy and John C. Fremont. All prior to the burning of the post by Indians in 1844.
