Heritage Gateways
Official Sesquicentennial K-12 Education Project
sponsored by the Utah State Board of Education, the BYU-Public School Partnership and the Utah Education Network
Pioneer Student Work
Image courtesy of: Heritage Gateway Project Images, These images have been gathered to support the Sesquicentennial celebration of the immigration to Utah.
Pioneer: Jim Bridger (Nick - 4th Grade)
Jim Bridger was born in 1804. He was probably the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake. He was a fur-trapper and trader who spent many years in this area. He built Fort Bridger, Wyoming, in 1843. It was an important supply stop for the pioneers coming to Utah. I admire his pioneer qualities of self-reliance, adventure, sacrifice, and courage.
