Fort Bridger — was a 19th century fur trading outpost established in 1842 on Blacks Fork of the Green River. A small town, Fort Bridger, Wyoming, remains near the fort and takes its name from it. The post was established by the mountain man Jim Bridger, after… … Wikipedia
Fort Bridger — Fort Bridger, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 400 Housing Units (2000): 183 Land area (2000): 1.993655 sq. miles (5.163543 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.993655… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Fort Bridger Rendezvous — History The Fort Bridger Rendezvous is an annual reenactment of trading which took place during the Fur Trade Era between mountain men, Native Americans, fur trappers, and Traders. The Fur Trade Era was from 1825 1840. It was caused by the… … Wikipedia
Fort Bridger Treaty Council of 1868 — This Fort Bridger Treaty Council of 1868 was also known as the Great Treaty Council. The Shoshone, also referred to as the Shoshoni or Snake, were the main American Indian group affected by this treaty. The event itself is significant because it… … Wikipedia
Fort Bridger, Wyoming — Infobox Settlement official name = Fort Bridger, Wyoming settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Fort Bridger, Wyoming mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… … Wikipedia
Fort Saint Vrain — Fort St. Vrain was a former fur trading post in the Nebraska Territory. A historical marker notes the place where Old Fort St. Vrain once stood, located about seven miles north of Fort Vasquez, at the end of Weld County Road 40 in present day… … Wikipedia
Bridger, Jim — orig. James Bridger born March 17, 1804, Richmond, Va., U.S. died July 17, 1881, near Kansas City, Mo. U.S. frontiersman. From 1822 he led fur trapping expeditions to Utah and Idaho. He was apparently the first white man to visit the Great Salt… … Universalium
Bridger — (1804–81) a mountain man in the American West who discovered the Great Salt Lake in 1824. He trapped animals and sold their furs, and worked for the army as a scout (= a person who goes first to watch for danger). He began the town of Fort… … Universalium
Bridger, Jim — orig. James Bridger (17 mar. 1804, Richmond, Va., EE.UU.–17 jul. 1881, cerca de Kansas City, Mo.). Explorador en la frontera estadounidense. A partir de 1822 dirigió expediciones de caza de pieles a Utah e Idaho. Fue el primer hombre de raza… … Enciclopedia Universal
Fort Smith Council — The Fort Smith Council was a series of meetings held at Fort Smith, Arkansas from September 8 ndash;21, 1865, that were organized by the United States government for all Indian tribes east of the Rockies. The purpose was to discuss the future… … Wikipedia
