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  1. BUENAVENTURA. ACTIVITIES. DISC GOLF. MOUNTAIN MEN. MAPS. SCHOOL GROUPS. RESERVE. FEES. 2450 A AVENUE, OGDEN, UTAH 84401. Fort Buenaventura was built in 1846 by Miles Goodyear on the Weber River. In the time since, the Fort has become much more than a historic site; it is a premier outdoor recreation destination.

  2. Fort Buenaventura, located in west Ogden, Utah, United States, was the first permanent Anglo settlement in the Great Basin. Built just east of the Weber River in 1846 by Miles Goodyear, the fort and its surrounding lands were purchased by Mormon settlers in 1847 and renamed Brownsville (then later Ogden). Following flooding along the river in ...

  3. Fort Buenaventura is a historic park in the middle of Ogden City. The 26 acre Fort offers a wide range of amenities for outdoor recreation including camping, fishing, 18-hole championship disc golf course, visitor center, historic fort, pavilions, canoeing and a playground.

  4. Fort Buenaventura: Utah’s First Anglo Settlement. Description. A trading post built by mountain man Miles Goodyear gave Ogden the distinction of being the first Anglo settlement in Utah. Born in Connecticut in 1817, Miles Goodyear headed west at the age of nineteen to seek his fortune.

  5. Established in 1846 by trapper, Miles Goodyear, Fort Buenaventura was the first permanent Anglo settlement in the Great Basin in present-day Ogden, Utah. Located just east of a bend in the Weber River, the picket-enclosed fortress served as a trading post for trappers, traders, and travelers passing through the region.

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  7. Weber County Parks and Recreation houses four parks: North Fork, Weber Memorial, Observatory and the historic Fort Buenaventura. All four offer several amenities including camping, fishing, horse trails, biking and hiking trails, and water sports such as canoeing.

  8. Located on an 84-acre river tract of land near the Weber River, Fort Buenaventura symbolizes a period of western history that was the transition from nomadic ways of the Indian tribes and trappers to the first permanent settlers in the Great Basin.

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