11 Facts About Fort Bridger

Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.

One of these housed Fort Bridger's forge and carpenter's bench, another his store, the third his family and possibles, while the fourth was the home of his partner.

In 1845, Lansford Hastings published a guide entitled The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California, which advised California emigrants to leave the Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, pass through the Wasatch Range across the Great Salt Lake Desert, loop around the Ruby Mountains, and rejoin the California Trail about seven miles west of modern Elko, Nevada.

Fort Bridger escaped capture and temporarily returned to the East.

In 1855, Mormons took over Fort Bridger, reportedly having bought it for $8,000 in gold coins.

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Fort Bridger was absent from the area in 1855, acting as guide for Sir St George Gore.

On 18 November 1857, Fort Bridger leased his surveyed land to the United States, though payment was withheld until Fort Bridger could establish title.

Fort Bridger managed both his sutler's store, and the post office, under one roof.

Fort Bridger was first abandoned in 1878 but then was re-established two years later.

Historical Fort Bridger has several interesting old buildings still standing: the old Pony Express barn and the Mormon protective wall.

The Annual Fort Bridger Muzzle Loading Rendezvous is held every Labor Day weekend.