Linwood Bay overlooks the site of Linwood, a small town at the far western end of Flaming Gorge Reservoir that was laid out in 1900 by George Solomon, who planted rows of cottonwood trees that gave the town its name, and was later submerged when Flaming Gorge Dam was built in the early 1960s. In front of this area lies the original bed of the Green River, the reservoir's major water source, and the Utah-Wyoming border on the 41st parallel once ran directly through the middle of Linwood, placing the community in two states. The surrounding country recalls a history of Indians, trappers, explorers, settlers, cowboys, and outlaws, and includes nearby features such as the Uinta Mountains, Flaming Gorge, and varied geological formations. Henry's Fork, named for Maj. Andrew Henry, was an early camping and gathering place for trappers, traders, and explorers, and in early July 1825 about 120 trappers and mountain men reached the first fur trade rendezvous site about 15 miles up the fork under the system originated by Gen. William Ashley. John Robinson, known as Uncle Jack Robinson, built the first permanent settler's cabin in the area on Lower Henry's Fork in 1834-35, Jim Baker's Trading Post was established in 1839, Jim Bridger later built a fort at Bridger Bottom, and John Wesley Powell's Colorado River expedition camped below this point in 1869. Near the turn of the century, the Lucerne Valley Land and Water Company Canal and the People's Canal brought irrigation to the dry valleys, while local landmarks also included Bob Swift's Bucket of Blood Saloon, the Linwood or Stateline School built in 1904 and operated by two state school boards because it straddled Wyoming and Utah, and an octagonal dance hall with the region's first real hardwood floor.