Fort Bridger

We traveled north to Fort Bridger, WY on Tuesday. Wednesday we visited the Fort. Jim Bridger established a small fort, blacksmith shop and supply hub along the Oregon Trail in 1843. The Mormons obtained it in the 1850's and it became a military outpost in 1858. Fort Bridger remained US Government property until 1890. After that many of the buildings were sold at public auction and moved off the fort grounds. The buildings left fell into disrepair until about 1933 when restorations efforts have been able to preserve and restore what remains of the old Fort. If you are traveling I-80, in the western part of Wy...this is worth a stop.