MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
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What was the last fort you could buy supplies from in Wyoming?
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Fort Walla Walla
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Fort Kearney
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Fort Bridger
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Fort Laramie
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Fort Boise
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The fort served as a Pony Express, Overland Stage and transcontinental telegraph station in the 1860s and was garrisoned by the U.S. Army between 1857 and 1890. The fort has a museum/visitor center and a reconstruction of Bridger’s log trading post.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fort Bridger is located in southwest Wyoming approximately three miles off I-80 (exit 34).
Detailed explanation-3: -With the approach of Johnston’s Army in 1857, both Fort Bridger and Fort Supply were abandoned. In order to the slow the advance of the army, both forts were burned.
Detailed explanation-4: -As the army of 2500 advanced in November 1857, the Mormons set fire to the Fort Bridger buildings.
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