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Fort
Bridger State Historic Site
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Description: Several restored military buildings,
reconstructed Jim Bridger trading post, archaeological
interpretive site, with museum located in 1888 stone barracks
building.
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Address:
1 H 80 E
PO Box 35
Mountain View, WY 82933
Parent Organization
Wyoming Dept of State Parks Cultural Resources
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Dates |
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Grounds
year round, daily |
8:30-SS |
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Trading
Post Jun-Aug |
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Museum/Visitor Center
Apr-May, Sep-Oct |
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| Season
Museum open weekends only in April & October |
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| Admission: |
Criteria
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Child
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Student |
Adult |
Senior |
Groups |
As of FEB 2007
daily
fees posted are for residents |
17 and under free |
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Daily Use fee $2 |
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| Special
Fees: Annual Daily use permit $25 resident,
$40 non-resident; guided tours daily Jun-Aug for
additional fee. |
Additional Group Info:
Special Tours & Pricing:
Reservation Contact: for guided tours (Jun-Aug) Fort
Bridger Historical Assoc., PO Box 112, Fort Bridger, WY
82933 307 782-3842
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Site Features: |
| What kind of visit you can have:
Visit reconstructed trading post operated by Jim
Bridger, several restored buildings from the military
post, an archaeological interpretive center and a museum
housed in the 1888 stone barracks building |
| Big Events:
49ers Wagon Train Encampment (Jun); Mountain Man
Rendezvous (Labor Day) |
Suggested Stay: |
| Period
1843 - 1870 |
Type of Site
Trading Post/fort |
| Buildings:
Barracks, trading post, fort buildings |
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Craftspeople: |
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Site Amenities: |
| Eating |
Name/Capacity |
Hours |
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of food |
| Picnic
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Vending/
Snacks |
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| Shopping |
Shop |
Merchandise |
Hours |
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Gift shops
in both museums and trading post |
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Description |
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Availability
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Reservations/
Contact
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| Recreation |
Description
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Contact |
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Facilities |
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| Other |
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| Historical |
Description
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Contact
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JC Penney Homestead &
Historical Foundation |
home of retailer when he
launched his first store |
107 JC Penney Drive
Kemmerer WY 83101
307 877-3164 |
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Cultural
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Trona Mining Museum of Bridger
Valley |
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307 787-6738
100 East Sage
PO Box 184
Lyman WY 82937 |
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Fossil Country Frontier Museum |
local natural & Cultural
history -- moonshine still, replica underground coal mine,
Union Pacific memorabilia |
400 Pine Ave
PO Box 854
Kemmerer WY 83101
307 877-6551 |
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Address
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Contact |
| Camping/RV |
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| Lyman KOA |
HC 66 Box 65
Lyman WY 82937 |
307 786-2188 |
| Bridger Lake |
Mountain View
WY |
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Bed
& Breakfast
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None identified
within 25 miles |
| Hotel/Motel |
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| Wagon Wheel
Motel |
37031 I-80 Business Loop
Fort Bridger WY 82933 |
307-782-6361 |
| Valley West
Motel |
Main Street
Lyman WY 82937 |
307-787-3700 |
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