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Scouts Enter Salt Lake Valley
- When
- July 21, 1847
- Where
- Salt Lake Valley
Scouts Erastus Snow and Orson Pratt entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 21, 1847, ahead of the main pioneer company.
The first company reached the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847. Scouts Erastus Snow and Orson Pratt entered the valley on July 21, preceding Brigham Young's arrival on July 24.
Sources
- Mormon pioneers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24
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