Bridger, Montana
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Bridger is the historical home to vast herds of buffalo and Plains Indians, and is named after one of the greatest mountain man and western explorer of all time, Jim Bridger.
Bridger lies at the base of the Pryor Mountains. Named for Sergeant Nathaniel Pryor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1806, this range looks deceptively smooth and calm from the valley. In truth, the Pryors contain some of the most diversified landscape and climate of any area of Montana. In addition, the Pryors are a geological hotbed, home to a number of rare species of plants and animals. Perhaps the one most distinguishing feature is 31,000 acres of wild horse range, with some of the Pryor horses carry the markings of Spanish breeds from hundreds of years ago.
The historical interest of the area extends much before Jim Bridger and the American West. About 150 million years ago, Bridger was situated on the western coast of the Colorado Sea. In the 1960's, Dr. John Ostrom of Yale led a team that discovered the Deinonychus, a brand new and very unique creature in the world of paleontology.
Bridger's Main Street is also US Highway 310/72, the primary routes to north central Wyoming and the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park via Cody, Wyoming. A traffic count from 1996 shows an average of 3,520 cars per day pass through the business district of Bridger, Montana.
The railroad has always been a key factor in the development of the West. The Burlington Northern Santa Fee continues to serve Bridger businesses with freight transportation.
Bridger is home to several light industrial enterprises. Yellowstone Furniture Manufacturing and the newly located Prairie Cabinet, are both benefactors of the woodworking skills of the local workforce.
Bridger's agricultural heritage continues to be a major contributor. Yellowstone Bean Company is a locally-owned business that receives and processes pinto beans from across the state of Montana.
The Bridger Plant Materials Center opened its doors in 1959 for evaluation, selection, and development of plant materials for Montana and Wyoming. The Bridger Plant Materials Center was one of five centers nationwide selected as a site for a national plant materials laboratory. Although originally slated as a plant tissue culture lab, the facility is currently used for seed germination and dormancy research, limited soil testing, and other general laboratory work.
Montana schools are known for their excellence academically and environmentally, and Bridger's school campus sprawls at the base of the sandstone cliffs that edge the town.
There are numerous hotels and motels, and other lodgings available in Bridger to suit all your needs. And if you should find that Bridger is the town that's for you, then a variety of real estate is available for your perusal. Local Bridger agents are ready to work with, and for, you. They will help you in your search for Bridger homes for sale, mortgages and refinancing, land for sale, condos for sale and other real estate matters.
Other Online Resources
Official site for the Bridger High School.
History of Trails and Trappers in Bridger, MT.
Information on the Bridge Public Library.
Official site for Carbon County, Montana.
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