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1825 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous

13 Wednesday Jul 2022

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1825 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous

“When all had come in, he (Ashley) opened his goods, and there was a general jubilee…. We constituted quite a little town, numbering at least eight hundred souls, …half were women and children. There were some…who had not seen any groceries, such as coffee, sugar, etc, for several months. The whiskey went off as freely as water, even at the exorbitant price he sold it for. All kinds of sports were indulged in with a heartiness that would astonish more civilized societies.”

Taken from, The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, as told to Thomas D. Bonner, this passage describes a raucus social event; the rendezvous. Here, mountain men swapped stories, tested their skills, and shared news of friends. The annual event was actually begun as a time saving measure whereby trappers could replenish supplies and trade furs, without traveling to St. Louis each summer. North of this point on Henrys Fork of the Green River, between Birch and Burnt Fork Creeks, the first Rocky Mountain Rendezvous was held during June and July, 1825. Held under the direction of William Ashley the gathering was planned for the Green River, but was moved up Henrys Fork because that site provided better forage for animals. One-hundred twenty trappers gathered to barter their furs at Burnt Fork. Among those assembled were some of the industry’s most colorful characters: General Ashley, Jedediah Smith, Bill Sublette, Davey Jackson, Tom Fitzpatrick, Etienne Provost, James Beckwourth and a still green Jim Bridger. On July 2, 1825, Ashley and his men headed for St. Louis with a load of furs worth $50,000.

Held annually throughout the region until 1840, when the demand for beaver pelts decreased, the rendezvous is remembered as one of the western frontiers most colorful traditions. Modern day mountain men still reenact these 19th century “fur fairs”.

The Mormon Wall

30 Friday Mar 2018

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The Mormon Wall

On August 3, 1855, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, concluded arrangements for the purchase of Fort Bridger from Louis Vasquez, partner of James Bridger, for $8,000. Final payment was made October 18, 1858. A cobblestone wall was erected in the fall of 1855, replacing Bridger’s Stockade. A few additional log houses were built within the fort. The place was evacuated and burned on the approach of Johnston’s Army September 27, 1857. A portion of the wall is here preserved. In 1855, Fort Supply was established by Brigham Young six miles south where crops were raised for the emigrants.

This is UPTLA Marker #25, located at Fort Bridger, for the rest of the series visit this page.

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Old Fort Bridger Pioneer Trading Post

30 Friday Mar 2018

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Uinta County, Wyoming, Wyoming Historic Markers

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Old Fort Bridger Pioneer Trading Post

The fort was established about 1842 by Jim Bridger discoverer of Great Salt Lake; notable pioneer, trapper, fur trader, scout and guide. Bridger was born at Richmond, Virginia, March 17, 1804 and died at Westport, Missouri, July 17, 1881. His unerring judgement regarding problems of trappers, traders, soldiers, emigrants and gold-seekers, bordered on the miraculous, and his advice was universally in demand in the early history of this state.

Bridger has been prominently recognized as America’s greatest frontiersman and the west’s most gifted scouts.

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The First School House in Wyoming

30 Friday Mar 2018

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The First School House in Wyoming

In 1860 Judge Wm. A. Carter erected this school house for the education of his four daughters, two sons and other children of the fort. Competent instructors from the east were employed and the students of this school were permitted to enter Eastern colleges without further preparation. Thus the way was paved for future education in Wyoming.

This is D.U.P. Marker #52, located at Fort Bridger, see others in the series here.

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Fort Bridger Pony Express Station

30 Friday Mar 2018

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Fort Bridger Pony Express Station

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Bluemel Homesteads

22 Thursday Mar 2018

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2018-01-05 16.27.46

Bluemel Homesteads

The Bluemel brothers, Henry John and William Oswald (Will) from Randolph, Utah, came to the Bench in February 1891 to establish the first homesteads after the Army opened the area yo homesteading.  Because the elevation is higher than the post headquarters at Fort Bridger, the area was named “The Bench.”  After staking claims, Will returned to Randolph to bring back their father, Henry Carl, to help them build the first house.   It was a small, one-room structure built of logs with a dirt roof.  Henry Carl and Will returned to Randolph to care for their family while Henry John spent the first winter alone in this home.

Will married his sweetheart, Emily Louise Pearce, in 1894 and brought her to his homestead.  In 1895, Henry John married Melissa Jane Stewart, a daughter of James Wesley Stewart.  Stewart was a scout in the Brigham Young party.  Mary Elizabeth, a young sister of the Bluemel brothers, came for a visit.  She met and later married James Wiley Stewart, a son of James Wesley.

As the area grew, the need for a community center became apparent.  The first center, measuring 18 by 30 feet, was build on this site.  The building served as the first church, school, community hall, and overall general meeting place.  As the area continued to expand, the center was replaced by a larger building in a different location.

The Henry John homestead is still owned by his descendants who bought part of the William Oswald homestead to accommodate their growing family.  This monument stands where the two homesteads come together.

See other D.U.P. Historic Markers here.

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The Mormon Pioneers

22 Thursday Mar 2018

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Erected by the members of the Woodruff Stake in honor of the Mormon Pioneers who passed this point on Wednesday July 7, 1847 and in subsequent years.

This monument is at the Lyman Rest Area just off Interstate 80.

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Lyman Rest Area

22 Thursday Mar 2018

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2018-01-05 16.20.08

Lyman Rest Area

The Lyman Rest Area off Interstate 80.

There’s a Wyoming’s Wildlife sign and a monument to the pioneers who passed here.

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Wyoming’s Wildlife

22 Thursday Mar 2018

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Wyoming’s Wildlife

This Wyoming Wildlife sign is located at the Lyman Rest Area off Interstate 80.

Do yourself a favor! As you travel Wyoming slow down and enjoy a taste of wildness. Wyoming is one of the lst places in North America with great expanses of wild lands.

Much of Wyoming is similar to the way it was before the West was settled. Take a break-smell the sage, hear a meadowlark, and feel the freedom of these wildlands.

The migrations of many of our elk, mule deer and pronghorn antelope herds are extensive, as long as 200 miles, as they move through these vast habitats on seasonal treks as old as time itself.

The feelings of desolation you experience when traveling 1-80 across southern Wyoming are not shared by the mule deer or pronghorn antelope. Their survival depends upon being able to move freely between summering and wintering areas. Sagebrush and large expanses of native habitat in which to roam make Wyoming home to two-thirds of the world’s population of pronghorns, numbering over one-half million animals.

So, while traveling throughout Wyoming, remember that much of what you see is still wide open, untrammeled wildland and part of the formula critical to conserving Wyoming’s outstanding wildlife resources.

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Continuing the Journey West

21 Wednesday Mar 2018

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2018-01-05 15.08.38

Continuing the Journey West

Just a few miles from where you’re standing, the emigrants would come to the first of several trail “splits” that would take them to a crossing on the Green River where they would camp for the evening.

Even with South Pass behind them, Oregon or California-bound travelers still faced more than half their journey and the roughest traveling portion of the trail. Emigrants headed to Utah were slightly better off as they were less than a month away from journey’s end.

As you continue your journey, think about the courage of the people who passed through this country and settled half our nation.

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This historic marker is located on a walking path loop on Highway 28 just west of Farson, stopping here you can see all these markers:

  • Continuing the Journey West
  • Pilot Butte & “Graves” of the Unknown Emigrants
  • Emigrant/Indian Relations
  • First Transcontinental Telegraph
  • Pilot Butte
  • Death on the Trail
  • “Graves” of the Unknown Emigrants
  • Burial on the Trail

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