Complete the sentence about Great Salt Lake with the correct year: In ______, it was observed, apparently independently, by Jim Bridger and Etienne Provost.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 1824

The Great Salt Lake, in northern Utah, is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. Its first recorded sightings by trappers came in 1824, when Jim Bridger and Etienne Provost apparently came upon it independently. Other trappers saw it soon afterwards, though most could not write and left no account of what they found.

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