Jim Bridger and Fort Bridger are major parts of Netflix's American Primeval, and here is their true story, what happened to them in real life, and how they are changed for the Netflix series.

VESTAL’S book will be the final step in securing for Kit Carson permanent claim to the renown he has always had as the ‘Hero of ... before the great days were more than begun; Jim Bridger, ...

Fort Bridger would be burned to the ground by Mormons in 1857 and Jim Bridger would go East to enlist the U.S. government’s help against Brigham Young and the Mormons.

BOZEMAN (AP) – For a 19th century mountain man, Jim Bridger has been getting a lot of attention these days. Depicted in the Oscar-nominated film "The Revenant," directed by Alejandro Gonzalez ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Organizers of this year’s Jim Bridger Trail Run are planning a modified race with a ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — For a 19th century mountain man, Jim Bridger has been getting a lot of attention these days. Depicted in the Oscar-nominated film "The Revenant," directed by ...

James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia. His father, Patrick Henry Bridger, was a land surveyor and a farmer.