The town of Bridger is named after explorer Jim Bridger, who was one of the first white men to travel through this area and into Yellowstone National Park. The town was originally called Georgetown, after the coal mine that was started up by a man named George Town. Mining became extremely popular in this area, and another small community developed and was called Stringtown. In 1864, Jim Bridger came through the area, leading a wagon train to the mining areas in Virginia City. On his way through, he led the train across the Clarks Fork River-which they referred to as “Bridgers Crossing.” Eventually, the name of the whole town was changed to Bridger.
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Beartooth Highway 1
Beartooth Highway 1
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Beartooth Hike 2 640x480
Beartooth Hike 2 640x480
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Beartooth Hike 6 640x480
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Beartooth Hiway 2
Beartooth Hiway 2
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Beartooth Hiway 3
Beartooth Hiway 3
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Beartooth Hiway 8 640x480
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Beartooth Hiway 9 640x480
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Beartooth Hiway 10 640x493
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Beartooth Hiway 11 640x480
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Beartooth Hwy Web 3 640x480
Beartooth Hwy Web 3 640x480
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Beartooth Lake 2 640x480
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Beartooth Lake 640x480
Beartooth Lake 640x480
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Beartooth Stream 640x480
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Beartooth Treeline 640x480
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Bible in Rock 4
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Bible in Rock 10 640x425
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Bible in Rock 14 640x425
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Bible in Rock 18 640x425
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Bible in Rock 640x425
Bible in Rock 640x425
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Carbon County Museum 2 640x425
Carbon County Museum 2 640x425
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Charles Ringer 2 640x425
Charles Ringer 2 640x425
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Downtown Fromberg 640x425
Downtown Fromberg 640x425
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Little Cowboy Bar 2 640x425
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Plenty Coups Statue Red Lod 640x425
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Reed Point 640x477
Reed Point 640x477
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Sheep Run
Sheep Run
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Sheep Run 3
Sheep Run 3
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Sheep Run 4
Sheep Run 4
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Beartooth Pass from Montana to Wyoming
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IMG 5614
Beartooth Pass from Montana to Wyoming