| Code | DS/UK/1497 |
| Dates | 1866-1944 |
| Person Name | Wetherill; John (1866-1944) |
| Surname | Wetherill |
| Forenames | John |
| Activity | Trader, guide for tours to Cliff Dwellings and in Tsegi Canyon, Tsegiotsosi Canyon, Monument Valley and Navajo Mountain; moved trading post to Kayenta, Arizona, (1909-1944); served as U.S. Deputy Marshall at the National Parks Service’s Navajo National Monument (1909-1938). |
| History | There, they operated three trading posts at Ojo Alamo, Chavez, and Chaco Canyon, and organized guided tours of the area. In 1906, the couple relocated to Oljato in southern Utah, where they built and operated their own trading post. John Wetherill is known for organizing discovery expeditions in the region, and in 1909, he explored and is often credited with discovering the Rainbow Bridge. He also led a number of expeditions throughout remains of cliff dwellings, and in Tsegi Canyon, Tsegiotsosi Canyon, Monument Valley and Navajo Mountain. In 1910, the couple , for which he never collected a salary. |
| Source | "Wetherill Family collection" in Arizona Archives Online; URL: <http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/mna/WetherillFamily.xml;query=;brand=default> [accesssed 01/07/2011]. |
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