The Carter Cemetery

Those reinterred here in 1933 represent a significant cross section of the individuals whose names and contributions are closely associated with Fort Bridger's early history. Among them were "Uncle Jack" (John) Robertson, an early mountain trapper who came to the vicinity in the 1830s and remained until his death, and was said to have helped convince Jim Bridger to establish a trading post on Black's Fork; Virginia Bridger Hahn, born at Fort Bridger on July 4, 1849, the daughter of Jim Bridger and his second wife, a Ute Indian; and "Judge" William Alexander Carter, who came to Fort Bridger with the United States Army in 1857, remained as a merchant-sutler, and with his family and associates built one of the most extensive business enterprises in Wyoming Territory. The cemetery on the Fort grounds was established through the efforts of William A. Carter, Jr. and The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.

Fort Bridger, Wyoming · United States