Bridger

The upper Green River and its tributaries cross the high basins of Shoshone country west of the Continental Divide. Long before permanent trading posts appeared, Indigenous peoples met in these valleys to exchange goods. In 1825 fur traders held a rendezvous on Henry's Fork of the Green, gathering trappers and trading partners in the mountains. Such meetings became a regular feature of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, drawing on routes and relationships already established across the region.