COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Fort Bridger "Fort Bridger"
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Fort Bridger "Fort Bridger"
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Subject 69d Fort Bridger
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WPA Subject 69d Fort Bridger
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Item Description:
Fort Bridger - "Fort Bridger"
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Fort Bridger - "Fort Bridger"
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Creator:
Crosby, George
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Crosby, George
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Date:
Undated
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
Fort Bridger: trading post owned by Bridger, James "Jim" & Vasquez, Lewis
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Fort Bridger: trading post owned by Bridger, James "Jim" & Vasquez, Lewis
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Johnston, Albert Sidney presided over Indian military post till Nov., 1890
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Johnston, Albert Sidney presided over Indian military post till Nov., 1890
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site of Fort Bridger's Pony Express station
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site of Fort Bridger's Pony Express station
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consisted of about 25 lodges of white traders and their Indian wives
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consisted of about 25 lodges of white traders and their Indian wives
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strong, high picket fence enclosing a large yard
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strong, high picket fence enclosing a large yard
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stone wall built by Mormons after ". . . they ran Bridger away in the fall of 1853."
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stone wall built by Mormons after ". . . they ran Bridger away in the fall of 1853."
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false
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". . . Material of the houses is pine and cedar brought form the Uinta Hills."
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". . . Material of the houses is pine and cedar brought form the Uinta Hills."
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". . . a new barrack bilding and a small frame building for laundress' quarters were erected at the fort." (1873)
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". . . a new barrack bilding and a small frame building for laundress' quarters were erected at the fort." (1873)
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Notes:
Bisbee, Brig. Gen. Wm. H. letter (Oct. 16, 1929) - detailed description of fort ca. 1874-1876
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Bisbee, Brig. Gen. Wm. H. letter (Oct. 16, 1929) - detailed description of fort ca. 1874-1876
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Fort Bridger history unfolds in 5 periods: from its founding (1843) to its sale to Young, Brigham (1853)
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Fort Bridger history unfolds in 5 periods: from its founding (1843) to its sale to Young, Brigham (1853)
Notes
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Notes:
Mormons established Fort Supply & Supply City (1853-1857)
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Mormons established Fort Supply & Supply City (1853-1857)
Notes
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Fort Bridger was turned into an Indian miliitary post till Nov., 1890
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Fort Bridger was turned into an Indian miliitary post till Nov., 1890
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Carter, Judge Wm. A., post trader, ruled Fort Bridger's military till his death (1881)
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Carter, Judge Wm. A., post trader, ruled Fort Bridger's military till his death (1881)
Notes
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Notes:
area turned to farming throughout Bridger Valley
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area turned to farming throughout Bridger Valley
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Filename:
WPA Sub 69D FORTS - Fort Bridger.pdf
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WPA Sub 69D FORTS - Fort Bridger.pdf
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Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
Text
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Text
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