In the year 1843.
In 1844 by John C. Fremont
The missing lens cap was referenced on page 160 of Howard Stansbury's: Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains (1852) http://www.archive.org/details/explorationsurve00stanIt was lost on Fremont Island; located in the Great Salt Lake. He made a telescopic survey of GSL from a mountain top on Fremont Island in 1843.
they were able to find the great lake that they were searching for.
* Lake McConaughy. * Branched Oak Lake. * Fremont Lake. * Enders Reservoir. * Red Willow Reservoir.
The address of the Lake Superior Zoo is: 7210 Fremont Street, Duluth, MN 55807
The Great Lakes are:Lake HuronLake OntarioLake MichiganLake ErieLake SuperiorAs you can see, none of them have 'great' in their names. Two lakes in Canada that do are Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake.
R. C. Averett has written: 'The phytoplankton of Fremont Lake, Wyoming' -- subject(s): Phytoplankton, Lake plants
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the only lake with the name "Great Salt Lake" but it is not the only saltwater lake in the world.
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior is the largest great lake in the USA.
Lake Superior is the largest Great Lake
John C Fremont was born in 1813 in Savannah, GA and in 1835 became a teacher of math in the navy. He also started surveying in 1838. In 1842 he crossed the Rocky Mountains and showed that there was a way through the mountains. In 1843 he explored the Great Salt Lake and went to the mouth of the Columbia River. He also was a part of the annexation of upper CA in 1847 and in 1848 started a fourth expedition along the upper Rio Grand In 1849 he moved to CA and became a Senator for the new state, and in 1856 he was the Republican antislavery candidate for the presidency. He served in the army from 1861-62 and resigned rather than serve under Gen. Pope. He was Governor of AZ from 1878-82 and died in NY in 1890.