 Originally named Fort Buenaventura, Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now Utah.It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden sits today.In November 1847, Captain James Brown purchased all the land now comprising Weber County together with some livestock and Fort Buenaventura for $3,000 (equivalent to $ in ).