Item Detail
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28728
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English
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The Fremonts and Utah
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Summer 1976
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44
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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286-302
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John C. Fremont's greatest contribution to Utah was the discovery and naming of the Great Basin as a geologic and geographic entity. He also established the correct elevation of the Great Salt Lake at 4,200 feet and collected specimens of rocks, minerals, fossils, soils, and plants for eastern scientists to analyze and classify. [From the text]