Bridger Trail
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bridger-trail-256-10407024
title:
Bridger Trail
text:
The Bridger Trail, also known as the Bridger Road and Bridger Immigrant Road, was an overland route connecting the Oregon Trail to the gold fields of Montana. Gold was discovered in Virginia City, Montana in 1863, prompting settlers and prospectors to find a trail to travel from central Wyoming to Montana. In 1863, John Bozeman and John Jacobs scouted the Bozeman Trail, which was a direct route to the Montana gold fields through the Powder River Country. At the time the region was controlled by
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridger_Trail
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date modified:
2022-11-02T20:40:34Z
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