Comments on: Ogden

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:29:53 +0000

Well, now, Mary, you’ve seen me admit I was wrong before.

But in this particular case, I’m just saying I don’t know whether I may be wrong. The source I cited doesn’t support what I said. But if my recollection is correct, another source I read a long time ago does support what I said. So I thought it was wise to offer some qualification.

Hope you’re not too disappointed that this wasn’t a full-fledged confession of wrongness. :)

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:21:35 +0000

ltbugaf

you were WRONG? And you are ADMITTING that? Wow. Good job :)

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:18:50 +0000

Upon further reading, it looks like I may have been wrong when I said Provost was “credited with discovering” a river. The source I linked doesn’t seem to show that, although I thought I remembered reading that in another source, years ago. Either way, the river and the city were eventually named after him.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:14:18 +0000

Did you know Provo, Utah is named after Etienne Provost? Provost was a Quebecois trapper (born 1785 in Chambly) who was credited with discovering a river. The river (which actually turns out not to be the one he came across, but that’s how history goes sometimes) was named after him, and the city was then named after the river.

There’s some biographical information here: http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/etienneprovost.html

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That’s because Canada is the greatest country in the world

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this is not enough information!!!! how am i sapposed to write a report on peter skene ogden and my computer keeps bringing me here?

By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

seriously need more info!!! how can you run a site on such little infermation?