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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fort Bridger see Fort Bridger State Park . Author not available, BRIDGER, FORT., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more

Fort Bridger State Park
...SW Wyo. The supply post, founded by U.S. fur trader James Bridger in 1843, was an important station on the Oregon Trail . The Mormons held Fort Bridger from 1853 until 1857. The post was then leased to the U.S. army, which maintained it as a fort until 1890. Some of the original buildings still ... Read more

James Bridger
...third of the United States. While trapping in late 1824, Bridger reached the Great Salt Lake, which he thought was part of the Pacific Ocean. Historians are unsure if Bridger was alone when he found the lake but credit him with first reporting it. During his years in the West, Bridger trapped for several ... Read more

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	Fort Bridger ; ...a Wyoming State Historic Site, Fort Bridger is located just off I-80 -- the...Linda Byers, site superintendent at Fort Bridger. A lot has been going on at the...bound for California, noted: "Fort Bridger, as it is called, is a small trading... Read more
	If you go to Fort Bridger ; Fort Bridger State Historic Site is just off I-80...Costumed guides, sponsored in part by the Fort Bridger Historical Association, a chapter of the Wyoming State Historical Society, and the Fort Bridger Rendezvous Association, daily from Memorial... Read more
	ARMY ARCHITECTURE IN THE WEST: Forts Laramie, Bridger, and D. A. Russell, 1849-1912 ; ...resolve in the shadow of a wooden stockade fort on eastern Wyoming's treeless plains...who occupied Wyoming's forts Laramie. Bridger, and D. A. Russell endured crumbling adobe...people: the trail-weary traveler who saw Fort Laramie as "an oasis in the desert": the...prevent the army from decommissioning ... Read more
	Bridger Fire stalls with less wind; 42,000 acres ; ...southern Colorado wildfire at bay Friday. The Bridger Fire, burning at the U.S. Army's Pinon...Forest Service, Colorado State Forestry and Fort Carson. About 260 firefighters were on...this fire," said Col. Eugene B. Smith, Fort Carson Garrison Commander. The fire, thought... Read more
	Bridger Fire stalls with less wind 42,000 acres.(News) ; ...southern Colorado wildfire at bay Friday. The Bridger Fire, burning at the U.S. Army's Pinon...Forest Service, Colorado State Forestry and Fort Carson. About 260 firefighters were on...fight this fire, said Col. Eugene B. Smith, Fort Carson Garrison Commander. The fire, thought... Read more
	Frozen Foods Company Rich Products to Expand Fort Erie, Ontario, Plant. ; Byline: Chet Bridger Jul. 25--Rich Products Corp...of breads and rolls at its Fort Erie plant after a $15 million...Rich, Sr., has run a bakery in Fort Erie since 1963. The plant...COO of Rich Products Canada. Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop said... Read more
	Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Food Products Company Eyes Expansion of Fort Erie Bakery. ; Byline: Chet Bridger May 23--Rich Products is considering...75 million expansion of its Fort Erie bakery that would add...new market opportunity. The Fort Erie plant is in competition...spokesman Peter Ciotta said. The Fort Erie plant, opened in 1963... Read more
	Strike Threatens Future of Fort Erie, N.Y., Magellan Aerospace Plant. ; By Chet Bridger, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight...Industries plant on Gilmore Road in Fort Erie could threaten the future...the future of the 56-year-old Fort Erie plant bleak. Seventy-five...continue being filled at the Fort Erie plant by management personnel... Read more
	Towle sparks Tigers Fort Fairfield rallies past Owls ; ...5 2 Morin, Beaulieu (6) and Bechard; Kenneson and Towle Fort Kent 13, LCS/MSSM 8 At Fort Kent, Joe Soucy hit a three-run home run and two singles to lead Fort Kent past Limestone Community School and Maine School of...Mathematics. Josh Tardif had two doubles and an RBI for Fort Kent. Danny Hayes ... Read more
	Drive to mark Camp Floyd's 150th ; ...trail ride June 20 and 21 from Fort Bridger, Wyo., to Camp Floyd in Utah's...1858 to establish a new route from Fort Bridger to Camp Floyd. The ride will tour...Army's experiences traveling from Fort Bridger to Camp Floyd in spring 1858. Soldiers... Read more

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