Title: Fort Bridger, island in the wilderness
Description: History of the fort established by Jim Bridger as a trading post for the fur trappers. The fort had four separate locations. It became a way station for the emigrants moving to California or to Utah, and a military fort. When by-passed by the railroad in 1868, it declined in importance. The Fort became a state park.
Subjects: History, Mormon Church, Mormons, Wyoming, Mormon church, history, Bridger, jim, 1804-1881, Wyoming, history
Places: Fort Bridger (Wyo.), Wyoming
People: Jim Bridger (1804-1881)