BRIDGER VALLEY— The Uinta Wyoming DUP Company held their Jubilee for 2019 by touring historical sites in Bridger Valley on Saturday, June 22. 

The tour began at the TA exit off I-80. This was the meeting place for approximately 40 people, consisting of Daughters, family, and invited friends and guests, including the speakers and the Sweetwater DUP Company from Green River, according to Kay Ann Saxton, publicity chair

Uinta Wyoming DUP Company

The first stop was at Brigham’s Arrow, where guest speaker, Terry Shelton, told the story of this short-cut made by the vanguard company. The trail was marked by rocks in the shape of an arrowhead pointing the way for the later companies of pioneers to follow. The auto convoy then drove on a back- road to the Fort Supply Marker where Daughter Marcia Shelton told the stories of Fort Supply and Supply City, two locations built by the Mormons, about 23 miles southwest of Fort Bridger. Both were burned by the Mormons in 1857 prior to the approach of Johnston’s army, which was sent by President Buchanan in what is known as “The Utah War.”  

After lunch and paying the State Park fee, it was on to the Fort grounds to see a piece of the Mormon Wall. Daughter Pat Robbins told the story of the Fort and the wall and talked a bit about the personalities of Brigham Young, Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez; three prominent, powerful men in this bit of history.

The last stop was at the location of Camp Scott.