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Honoring history: Events celebrating 200th anniversary of Peter Skene Ogden's arrival coming to Ogden Valley this month
OGDEN VALLEY — 2025 marks an important anniversary for the Ogden area, Ogden Valley and the Beehive State at large — namely, the 200th anniversary of trader/explorer Peter Skene Ogden's May 1825 arrival in the upper valley with a troop of fur trappers from the Hudson's Bay Co. In recognition of Ogden's arrival, a series of bicentennial events will be held around the upper valley in the coming days as part of OV200, or Ogden Valley 200. All events are free and open to the public. "It's really pretty unique and amazing that we have some history of record here that's got a 200-year ...