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Ogden, city, United StatesOgden, city (1990 pop. 63,909), seat of Weber co., N Utah, at the confluence of the Ogden and Weber rivers; inc. 1851. Aerospace industries and Hill Air Force Base are the major employers. There is weapons design and the manufacture of paper, metal, carbon fiber, and computer products; transportation equipment; machinery; foods; chemicals; electrical and electronic goods; apparel; and motor vehicles. The site of a trading post in the 1820s, the area was settled by Mormons in 1847. Weber State Univ. is in Ogden, as are two Mormon tabernacles. The city is surrounded by mountains, and major ski resorts in the area include Snow Basin at nearby Mt. Ogden.Ogden, river, United StatesOgden, river, 35 mi (56 km) long, rising in the Wasatch Range in N Utah, and flowing SW to join the Weber River at Ogden. The river has been used for irrigation for nearly a century. The Ogden–Brigham Canal (c.20 mi/30 km long) carries water N to Brigham. Pineview Dam, completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1937, is at the head of Ogden Canyon. The headwater region of the Ogden is a winter sports area.Ogden C(harles) K(ay). 1889--1957, English linguist, who, with I. A. Richards, devised Basic English How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peter Ogden, an enterprising and intrepid leader of the Hudson's Bay Company, who first explored it. The Pacific Railroad is, however, really divided into two distinct lines: the Central Pacific, between San Francisco and Ogden, and the Union Pacific, between Ogden and Omaha. Ogden, a gentleman on whose talents and integrity the highest reliance could be placed, sailed as supercargo. |
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