Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Named after Major T.T. Thornburgh who was killed in a fight with Ute Indians near White River Agency, September 29, 1879. The dog was a survivor of a wagon train burned during the battle and grew up as a military camp follower. Eventually he . . . — — Map (db m90637) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m90642) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m90616) HM
Near U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This set of buildings completed the holdings of the Post Trader. The first board and batten building with the large double doors served as the carriage house. Judge Carter owned several animal-drawn vehicles which lent an air of wealth to the . . . — — Map (db m90748) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 in . . . — — Map (db m90685) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m90686) HM
Near Business Interstate 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Beginning as a Wyoming Centennial project in 1990, archaeologists from Western Wyoming College have been working to uncover the physical remains of 19th century life at Fort Bridger. As the fort evolved over time, from an emigrant supply station, to . . . — — Map (db m90580) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Above is a copy of a watercolor of Fort Bridger done by Merritt D. Houghton (1845-1918), known for his historic illustrations of Wyoming towns, ranches and mines. The view is toward the south and the Uinta Mountains.
In 1889, the date of this . . . — — Map (db m90750) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 find . . . — — Map (db m90618) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
As a pup, Thornburgh was found by soldiers and named in honor of Major T.T. Thornburgh who was killed by Indians in 1879. The dog earned himself a place of respect over the years and is credited with several heroic deed. They include the capture . . . — — Map (db m90636) HM
On Piedmont Road (County Route 173) 3 miles south of Interstate 80, on the right when traveling south.
"At three o'clock p.m. we crossed Muddy Creek, a beautiful clear stream of water with a pebbly bottom, and camped on the west side after traveling 3 miles during the day ... we had a pretty campground... The brethren sang hymns for the President; . . . — — Map (db m36566) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left.
At the northeast corner of Judge Carter's complex rose the log chinked ice house. Three doors at the southern side appeared one over the other, allowing this tall building of 18 feet 7 inches by 14 1/4 feet to be entered at all levels as the ice . . . — — Map (db m90731) HM
Near Business Interstate 80 at Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Completed in 1887, this building served as an infantry barracks, or housing for infantry troops stationed here. With an interior of wooden floors and plastered walls, it was a vast improvement over the rude log barracks in use since 1858. Shaped . . . — — Map (db m90579) HM
On Business Route I-80, on the right when traveling south.
1804-1881
Famous mountain man, trader and scout Donated by the Fort Bridger Historical Association Dedicated 8-8-08
Artist David A. Clark — — Map (db m13650) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
The neat row of mortared cobblestones (#1) is a remnant of the west wall of the Mormon fort, which was completed in late summer of 1857. It is the largest and most impressive feature uncovered in recent excavations at Fort Bridger. The lighter . . . — — Map (db m90621) HM
On Piedmont Road (County Road 173) 3.4 miles south of Interstate 80, on the right when traveling south.
The Muddy Creek Camp, which was northwest of this marker and on the west side of the Muddy Creek was used by Brigham Young's first group of Mormon pioneers who arrived here on July 9, 1847. Thomas Bullock reported that the brethren sang . . . — — Map (db m36573) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 of . . . — — Map (db m90640) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This sketch of Fort Bridger appeared in the June 16, 1873 issue of New York's Daily Graphic, Shown are six log officer's quarters on the left; the hospital in the background; and the enlisted men's barracks on the right. — — Map (db m90749) HM
On Business Interstate 80 near Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The fort was established about 1842 by Jim Bridger discoverer of Great Salt Lake; notable pioneer, trapper, fur trader, scout and guide. Bridger was born at Richmond, Virginia, March 17, 1804 and died at Westport, Missouri, July 17, 1881. His . . . — — Map (db m36596) HM
Near Business Interstate 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1868 of quarried limestone slabs, this guardhouse was a replacement for the not-so-secure log guardhouse that stood fifty yards north of here. With walls 2' thick, the exterior dimensions were 24' x 58'. The height of the roof went from 10' . . . — — Map (db m90582) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
The post commissary, erected in 1867, measured 28' x 100' and was built of cut stone quarried about two miles west of the fort. A portion of the old cobblerock Mormon Wall was utilized to form a section of the building's north wall.
The . . . — — Map (db m90581) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Judge Carter began building his home in 1858 and continually added onto it as his family grew and his status improved. The house was a frame structure with board and batten siding. Two bay windows flanked the front porch. The Carter’s boasted one of . . . — — Map (db m90746) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
As an indication of his wealth and influence William Carter provided three buildings not commonly available to the average person on the American frontier. The first frame building served the family as a private school. It measured a mere 11 feet 3 . . . — — Map (db m90732) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This building was constructed in 1887 and served as the post guardhouse until 1890. It was used to confine prisoners and to house men during their 24-hour shifts on guard duty. In addition to supervising the work activities of the prisoners, a . . . — — Map (db m90635) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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" . . . — — Map (db m90688) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1860 Judge Wm. A. Carter erected this school house for the education of his four daughters, two sons and other children of the fort. Competent instructors from the east were employed and the students of this school were permitted to enter Eastern . . . — — Map (db m90728) HM
On Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m90689) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m90617) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
The buildings in this area are virtually all that remain of the once thriving commercial empire of Judge William Alexander Carter and his wife Mary, Fort Bridger's only two Post Traders. Carter arrived at Fort Bridger with Colonel Albert S. . . . — — Map (db m90724) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street when traveling west.
Although Judge Carter dabbled in many areas, his main responsibility revolved around his activities as the post trader at Fort Bridger. In this store he sold various items not supplied by the Army to the garrison, including limited amounts of . . . — — Map (db m90727) HM
Near Business Route 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their "New Zion" in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa to . . . — — Map (db m90583) HM
On Piedmont Road (County Route 173) near Route 204, on the left when traveling south.
Four panels are located at the kiosk
Town of Piedmont
Located west of the kilns, the town of Piedmont started out as a logging camp supplying ties for the approaching Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s. It also served as . . . — — Map (db m90444) HM
Near Business U.S. 80 near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This archaeological excavation has helped to document the prominent roll Native American women played in the day-to-dat activities of the trading post. They traded with travelers, provided food for guests, and at times, actually ran the post. . . . — — Map (db m90620) HM
