Category:Fort Bridger
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Fort Bridger (1843-1890) - Established by Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez in 1843 as fur trading post it became an emigrant supply stop along the Oregon Trail. It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s and burned by them during the Mormon War. It became a U.S. military outpost in 1858.
In spite of temporary times of abandonment during the U.S. Civil War and then again during the late 1870s, Fort Bridger remained U.S. Government property until 1890.
After the post was abandoned, many of the buildings constructed by the army were sold at public auction and moved off of the fort grounds to become private homes, barns, bunkhouses and the like. For a time, the buildings that remained were allowed to fall into disrepair. But after a period of neglect, various groups and individuals took interest in preserving and restoring what remained of old Fort Bridger. In 1933 the property was dedicated as a Wyoming Historical Landmark and Museum.
Today, Fort Bridger is a state historic site and administered by Wyoming State Parks & Historic Sites, Division of Parks & Cultural Resources, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources.
Location: three miles off Interstate 80, exit #34, approximately 30 miles east of Evanston, Wyoming. Maps & Images
Lat: 47.6570 Long: -122.4182
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