Jim Bridger was a famous frontiersman, guide, and Mountain Man. He was one of the first Americans to see the Great Salt Lake and Yellowstone. One of his greatest achievements was the establishment of Fort Bridger in 1842, with a partner, Louis Vasquez. It was a crucial resupply point and rest stop on the Oregon and California trails, a military fort, and a Pony Express station.
Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia. In St Louis, at the age of 18, he joined a fur trade expedition bound for the Missouri River. He went on to become a well known explorer and trail pioneer. He died at his farm in Westport, Missouri on July 17, 1881, where was buried for 23 years before his bones were dug up and moved to Mount Washington Cemetery by Grenville Dodge, railroad tycoon and former Bridger employer (Dodge City was named for him). Grenville also paid for a new granite tombstone, engraved with a likeness of Bridger taken from an old photograph.
It is illegal to be present inside of a cemetery from sunset to sunrise. Please do not place geocaching in jeopardy by doing so.
To log this virtual cache you must:
Post a photo of yourself (or a personal item, geocaching name on a piece of paper, etc.) with Bridger’s tombstone in the background. If you are handicapped and cannot get close to the monument, a photo with the requirements taken from the road will be sufficient.
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From GZ, project 64 feet at 163° and espy a granite headstone with two dogs depicted on the face. Message us with the two words in the top line on the headstone.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.