Fort Bridger, Military outpost in Uinta County, United States.
Fort Bridger is a historic military site and open-air museum in Uinta County, southern Wyoming. The grounds cover around 37 acres (15 hectares) along Groshon Creek and include more than two dozen preserved buildings from the military era as well as several reconstructed log structures.
The post began in 1842 as a trading station with a stockade and four log cabins. Later, Mormons purchased the site before the US Army took control in 1858 and used it as a military garrison until 1890.
The name honors Jim Bridger, a trapper and trader who opened a station for travelers passing through the mountains. Today, visitors walk among log cabins and military buildings that recall the resupply role the post played for settlers and soldiers in the 1800s.
Access is via exit 34 off Interstate 80, about 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of the highway. The museum opens daily from May through September, with limited hours during the rest of the year.
The grounds still hold the original Pony Express stable from the 1860s. Also visible are wall remnants from Mormon fortifications and structures from five different military building phases.
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