Jim Bridger
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James Felix Bridger was an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. He was known as Old Gabe in his later years.
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Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone
Great Salt Lake
Bridger's Pass
Jim Bridger (right) honored along with Pony Express founder Alexander Majors (left) and Kansas City founder John Calvin McCoy at Pioneer Square in Westport in Kansas City
Sculpture of Bridger by David Alan Clark in Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Statue of Jim Bridger outside of the National Frontiers Museum in Independence, Missouri.Historical Figures from United States 6
About this person
James Felix Bridger was an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. He was known as Old Gabe in his later years. He was from the Bridger family of Virginia, English settlers who had arrived in North America in the early colonial period.
Country
United StatesCategory
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1804 to 1881 · aged 77
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