Fort Bridger was originally a 19th century fur trading outpost established in 1842 on Blacks Fork of the Green River and later a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Mormon Trail.
Fort Bridger was a 19th century fur trading outpost established in 1842 on Blacks Fork of the Green River. During the 1840s through 1860s,it served as a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Mormon Trail.