Mountain Green, Utah
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 Location in Morgan County and the state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 41°08′44″N 111°47′11″W / 41.14556°N 111.78639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Morgan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2) |
| • Land | 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,915 ft (1,498 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,309 |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84050 |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584772 |
Mountain Green is a census-designated place in Morgan County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,309 at the 2010 census. Located 16 miles (26 km) up the Weber River from Ogden, Mountain Green is the world headquarters of the Browning Arms Company.
Mountain Green lies in Morgan Valley at the east end of lower Weber Canyon, just north of I-84 at the interchange with Utah State Route 167 (Trappers Loop). The community is located in the northwest corner of Morgan County, and includes the lowest point in the county.
The present-day site of Mountain Green was the location of a historic meeting of three groups of mountain men in May 1825. Peter Skene Ogden, leading 58 trappers from the British Hudson's Bay Company, camped here on May 22, 1825. The next day, 25 American Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers belonging to John Henry Weber's "brigade" arrived under the command of Johnson Gardner. Étienne Provost was also encamped in the area, with his own company of 15.
This encounter led to a territorial dispute. Gardner and his men claimed the Hudson's Bay Company trappers were violating United States soil, while Ogden insisted the area was jointly controlled by the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Provost, who remained neutral in the argument, was in fact the only one with a valid claim. The Adams–Onís Treaty had recognized Spain's rights to the territory in 1819. Control had then passed to newly independent Mexico, whose government had granted Provost a license for his activities in the region.
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