Grave of Jim Bridger - Independence, Mo.
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N 39° 05.888 W 094° 28.194
15S E 372891 N 4328694
Jim Bridger's gravesite is located on an "island" near the northern entrance to the cemetery - 614 Brookside.
Waymark Code: WMW0M0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2017
Views: 4
Perhaps mountain man Jim Bridger's greatest accomplishment was living long enough to die in bed as an old man, and be buried in a marked grave.
He had worked with other famous backwoodsmen such as Hugh Glass and Jedediah Smith, whose bones were scattered by the Indians who killed them. Bridger, however, died peacefully on his farm. He lay buried in a quiet country graveyard for 23 years before his bones were dug up and moved to a prominent spot in a city cemetery by Grenville Dodge, railroad tycoon and former Bridger employer (Dodge City was named for him). Grenville also paid for a new granite tombstone, engraved with a likeness of Bridger taken from an old photograph. The gravestone was unveiled in 1904 by Bridger's great-granddaughter from one of his three Indian wives.
- Roadside America Website
Jim Bridger Tombstone
SCULPTOR: Unknown
SUBJECT: Bridger, James
MEDIUM: Grey granite
TYPE: Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
OWNER/LOCATION: Administered by Mount Washington Cemetery 614 Brookside Independence Missouri 64053
Located Mount Washington Cemetery Truman Road Independence Missouri
DATE: Ca. 1904
NOTES: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
SUMMARY: Tombstone with bust of James Bridger in relief. Relief is set in a circular recessed area above the text. Bridger is clean-shaven, and wears a hat, coat and cape.
TOPIC: Portrait male--Bust
Occupation--Hunter--Trapper
Occupation--Other--Pioneer
Occupation--Other--Explorer
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000127
- Smithsonian Outdoor Sculptures Website
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Weekday Hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Weekend Hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Roadside Attractions Website: [Web Link]
Location Website: Not listed
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