History
In 1843 mountain man Jim Bridger and his partner Louis Vasquez constructed a trading post on the Blacks Fork, located near present day Lyman, known later as Fort Bridger. The post soon became a popular stop along the Oregon and California trails and later marked the point at which the Mormon Trail left the other two and continued into Utah.
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