Fort Bridger State Historic Site
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Fort Bridger State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century frontier outpost and trading post in southwestern Wyoming that interprets the region’s military, emigrant trail, and fur trade history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Bridger Historic Site | 1 |
| Fort Bridger State Historic Site canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open-air museum
ⓘ
state historic site ⓘ |
| area | about 37 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
California Trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mormon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Pony Express route NERFINISHED ⓘ transcontinental telegraph ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 6,700 feet ⓘ |
| established | 1933 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jim Bridger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Vasquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent | Fort Bridger Rendezvous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Wyoming state historic site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ commissary building ⓘ emigrant trail displays ⓘ fur trade interpretation area ⓘ military buildings ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ reconstructed trading post ⓘ stone structures from the military period ⓘ |
| inceptionAsFort | 1843 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uinta County, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Black’s Fork of the Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Bridger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Fort Bridger, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
frontier trading post
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ |
| owner | State of Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wyoming State Parks system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
interprets 19th-century frontier history
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interprets U.S. Army presence in the West ⓘ interprets emigrant trail history ⓘ interprets fur trade history ⓘ |
| state | Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
emigrant travelers ⓘ fur traders ⓘ |
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Fort Bridger Historic Site