Aspen Seaich
Utah Studies
Nov. 10, 2015
Etienne Provost Etienne Provost was born in 1785. He died on July 3, 1850. Provost lived in his house for about 35 years in St. Louis. He was in the American fur trade. He was jailed once by the Spanish. Some people wonder why the Provo River and the Provo City are named that name. Well it is because Etienne Provost gave his name to the Provo River and city. Most people considered Provost the most knowledgeable, skillful, and successful mountain men. In fact they called Provost, “the man of the mountains.” Etienne Provost began to trade fur in the St. Louis trade, where he had lived for 35 years. One day Provost and his men ran into a tribe of Shoshone Indians. The Indians said to Provost, “that they
Utah Studies
Nov. 10, 2015
Etienne Provost Etienne Provost was born in 1785. He died on July 3, 1850. Provost lived in his house for about 35 years in St. Louis. He was in the American fur trade. He was jailed once by the Spanish. Some people wonder why the Provo River and the Provo City are named that name. Well it is because Etienne Provost gave his name to the Provo River and city. Most people considered Provost the most knowledgeable, skillful, and successful mountain men. In fact they called Provost, “the man of the mountains.” Etienne Provost began to trade fur in the St. Louis trade, where he had lived for 35 years. One day Provost and his men ran into a tribe of Shoshone Indians. The Indians said to Provost, “that they