Bridger Mountain

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Coordinates: 38°13′27″N 80°07′46″W / 38.2243°N 80.1295°W / 38.2243; -80.1295
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Not to be confused with Bridger Mountains.

Bridger Mountain is a ridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Bridger Mountain was named for pioneers James and John Bridger who were murdered by Indians near that point.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bridger Mountain
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 130.

38°13′27″N 80°07′46″W / 38.2243°N 80.1295°W / 38.2243; -80.1295


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