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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PD7_the-lincoln-highway_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
In 1928, the Boy Scouts erected 2,400 of these monuments to commemorate the first Coast to Coast Highway from New York to San Francisco.
We dedicate this monument to the memory of Mr. Albino Fillin of Fort Bridger who though to save it for fu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PCZ_commanding-officers-quarters_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
This structure was of frame construction and completed in 1884 during a period of extensive improvement at the Post. It supplanted the old log Commanding Officers Quarters which had been in use since 1850.
After the abandonment of Fort Bridger i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PCY_commanding-officers-quarters_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
This two story victorian house served as the Commanding Officer's quarters from 1884 until the post was abandoned in 1890. The luxury of the quarters and the list of V.I.P.'s who were entertained here suggest that the intended use of this building…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PCX_the-carter-cemetery_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
The decedents re-interred here in 1933 represent a very significant cross section of those individuals whose name and contributions will ever be associated with Fort Bridger's early day history. Of particular interest are......
"Uncle Jack" (Joh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PC7_1st-commanding-officers-quarters_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
From 1858 to 1890 the area in the foreground was occupied by the log and frame structure shown in the photograph. The building was the fourth Officers' Quarters in a row of six constructed shortly after For Bridger was declared a military post in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PC6_officers-quarters-log_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
This log and frame officer's quarters was among the first buildings constructed at Fort Bridger in 1858. The log section of this cabin measures 41' x 33' with the rear addition of frame construction measuring 22.5' x 22'. It stood first in a row o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PC4_post-sun-dial_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
made under direction of Major E.R.S. Candy 10-th Infantry Post Commander 1853 (sic) -1860. Killed by Modoc Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PBM_bridgers-stockade_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
These log buildings and corrals are a reconstruction of the trading post operated by mountain men Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez in 1846. The post was originally built in 1843 when the fur trade was rapidly dying due to a change in Eastern fashions…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PBL_fort-bridger-a-trading-post_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
At the close of the fur trade era, western America history began to take on a more permanent shape. The motivation of people coming west shifted away from exploration and hunting. Families were seeking land to clear and farm; men were hoping to fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PBK_the-mormon-wall_Fort-Bridger-WY.html
On August 3, 1855 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concluded arrangements for the purchase of Fort Bridge from Louis Vasquez, partner of James Bridger, for $3,000. Final payment was made October 18, 1858. A cobblestone wall was erec…