Bridger Pass
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Name:Bridger Pass
Origin Of Name:Named for Jim Bridger, who traveled through the area prior to 1861. The Overland Trail used this pass instead of South Pass. (Annals of Wyoming 33:2)
County:Carbon
Feature Category:Land Features
Alternate Spellings:Bridger's Pass
More Reading:The Bridger Pass, Overland Trail, 1862-1869 : through Colorado and Wyoming and cross roads at the Rawlins-Baggs Stage Road in Wyoming : stories and history with rare photographs. Erb, Louise Bruning. Rev. [S.l] : L.B. Erb, A.B. Brown, G.B. Hughes, 1989 Printing by Journal Pub. Co.; Early travelers in Carbon County, Wyoming, 1812-1858 and the discovery of Bridger Pass. Meschter, Daniel Y. Albuquerque, N.M. : [D.Y. Meschter] , 2004.
Description:A pass of the Sierra Madre Range in southwestern Carbon County. (WSL)
Document ID:11474

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