1823 Ashley expedition

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical expedition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ashley-Henry expedition
gptkbp:coLedBy gptkb:Andrew_Henry
gptkbp:historicalName part of the early 19th-century American fur trade
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1823 Ashley expedition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Upper_Missouri_River
gptkbp:notableEvent Arikara Indian attack
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Jedediah_Smith
gptkb:Thomas_Fitzpatrick
gptkb:Hugh_Glass
gptkb:Jim_Bridger
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:William_Henry_Ashley
gptkbp:purpose fur trading
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company
gptkbp:resultedIn death of several trappers
increased military involvement in the region
gptkbp:route from St. Louis to the Yellowstone River
gptkbp:significance helped open the American West to further exploration and fur trade
gptkbp:year 1823
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Sublette
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8