Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers
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Historic places in Wyoming, United States
Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers are markers, signs, and plaques installed at important historical sites in Carbon County, Wyoming. The historical markers were installed by the State of Wyoming, nonprofit organizations, and private parties. For the state, different departments have participated in the program including: Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and Wyoming Office of Tourism. The State of Wyoming has one of the oldest sign and marker programs in the United States.[1][2]
| City | Landmark name | location | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | Old Rock Creek Stage Crossing | Elk Mountain and Arlington Road near I-80 41°35′41″N 106°12′33″W / 41.5948°N 106.2093°W / 41.5948; -106.2093 | Overland Trail crossing 1862-1868 [3] |
| Elk Mountain | Overland Trail | Medicine Bow Road and Medicine Bow Ranger Station Road | Wagon and stagecoach route through Wyoming and Colorado which connected with the Oregon Trail.[4] |
| Elk Mountain | Wagonhound Tipi Rings | I-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road | Prehistoric Native American campsite. Multiple markers at site.[5][6][7] |
| Elk Mountain | Old Cherokee Trail | I-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road | Trail ran from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming that was used from 1840s to 1890s.[8] |
| Elk Mountain | Fort Halleck | Rattlesnake Pass Road near I-80 41°41′56″N 106°31′23″W / 41.698900°N 106.523100°W / 41.698900; -106.523100 | Built in 1862, west of the Medicine Bow River at the north base of the Elk Mountain after Henry Wager Halleck[9][10] |
| Encampment | Grand Encampment | 201 McCaffrey Avenue | Site was rendezvous point of Indians and trappers.[11] |
| Medicine Bow | Owen Wister | 405 Lincoln Hwy | Wister wrote about pioneer Wyoming ranch life, wrote the 1902 novel The Virginian.[12] |
| Medicine Bow | United Air Lines Flight 409 | Hwy 130 41°20′30″N 106°18′21″W / 41.341530°N 106.305860°W / 41.341530; -106.305860 | Bronze memorial plaque was dedicated in the Miner's Camp turnout to the loss of Flight 409.[13] |
| Medicine Bow | Medicine Bow station | 405 Lincoln Hwy | Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot was built 1912–1919. National Register of Historic Places. Multiple markers at the site.[14][12] |
| Medicine Bow | George A. Wyman | 405 U.S Highway 30 | George A. Wyman was 1st to across America from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 on motor bike.[15] |
| Muddy Gap | Muddy Gap | State Highway 220 and U.S. 287 42°21′44″N 107°26′35″W / 42.362200°N 107.442983°W / 42.362200; -107.442983 | Muddy Gap at a crossroads on Oregon Trail.[16] |
| Rawlins | Rawlins Springs | 201 5th Street | In 1867, Grenville M. Dodge looking for a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, found Rawlins Springs.[17][18] |
| Rawlins | Rawlins Paint Mines | U.S. 287 near Gun Club Road | Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.[19] |
| Rawlins | William Daley Flagpole | 2415 West Pine Street | In honor of pioneer William Daley (1844-1922) [20][21] |
| Rawlins | Rawlins Paint Mines | U.S. 287 near Gun Club Road | Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.[19] |
| Rawlins | Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas | 904 West Walnut Street | On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna, granting Texas the Texas northern boundary of The Republic of Texas was in Wyoming.[22] |
| Ryan Park Camp | Ryan Park Camp | Hwy 130 41°19′36″N 106°29′35″W / 41.326667°N 106.492944°W / 41.326667; -106.492944 | Civilian Conservation Corps camp then World War II Prisoner of war (POW) camp.[23] |
| Saratoga | Thomas A. Edison | State Highway 70 41°09′31″N 107°00′35″W / 41.158617°N 107.009717°W / 41.158617; -107.009717 | Edison camped near this spot in 1878, while on a fishing trip. A bamboo fishing pole was used later for a lamp bulb filament.[24] |
| Saratoga | Saratoga World War II Veterans Memorial | 113 East Bridge Avenue | World War II US Army Veterans Memorial.[25] |
| Saratoga | Storer - Saratoga Lake Wetland | Saratoga Lake Campground Road 41°28′29″N 106°47′30″W / 41.474600°N 106.791700°W / 41.474600; -106.791700 | Wyoming Game and Fish Department wetland.[26] |
| Saratoga | Overland Trail Platte River Crossing | Wyoming Highway 130 41°36′52″N 106°48′55″W / 41.614350°N 106.815367°W / 41.614350; -106.815367 | Overland Trail at the Platte River crossing, 1861 to 1868.[27] |
| Seminoe Dam | Seminoe Dam | 42°09′21″N 106°54′30″W / 42.155833°N 106.908333°W / 42.155833; -106.908333 | Seminoe Dam on North Platte River built in 1939[28] |
| Sinclair | Fenimore Chatterton | County Route 347 near I-80 41°46′28″N 106°56′50″W / 41.774383°N 106.947100°W / 41.774383; -106.947100 | Sixth governor of Wyoming from 1903 to 1905.[29] |
| Sinclair | Civil War Cannons | 498 Lincoln Avenue | US Civil War Cannon use in oil field tank farm equipment.[30] |
| Sinclair | The Parco Inn | 400 Lincoln Avenue | 1925 Inn built by Fisher and Fisher for Frank Kistler, founder of the Producers & Refiners Corporation (PARCO), National Register of Historic Places and Historic district.[31] |
| Sinclair | Fort Fred Steele | County Route 347 and I-80 41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500 | The fort was built in 1868, where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. Multiple markers at the site.[32][33][34][35] |
| Sinclair | Post Trader's House | Fort Fred Steele | Post Trader's House at Fort Fred Steele. Multiple markers at site.[36] |
| Sinclair | Ranching Central | Fort Steele I-80 rest area at Exit 228 41°45′13″N 106°57′04″W / 41.753717°N 106.951017°W / 41.753717; -106.951017 | Ranching industry sheep and cattle. Multiple markers at site [37] |
| Sinclair | Fort Steele Schoolhouse | Fort Fred Steel County Route 347 and I-80 41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500 | Fort schoolhouse built in 1919. Multiple markers at site.[38][39][40] |
| Sinclair | Fort Steele Enlisted Men's Barracks | Fort Fred Steel County Route 347 and I-80 41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500 | Enlisted Men's Barracks of Fort Steele. Multiple markers at site[41][42][43][44] |
| Wamsutter | The Overland Stage Station Route | State Highway 789 41°27′27″N 107°45′44″W / 41.457617°N 107.762300°W / 41.457617; -107.762300 | The Overland Stage operated from 1862 to 1868, stopped at the Washakee Station.[45] |
| Wamsutter | Overland Trail | State Highway 789 near I-80 41°27′28″N 107°45′44″W / 41.457800°N 107.762300°W / 41.457800; -107.762300 | Overland Trail a busy trail in the 1860s for emigrants, freight and mail, and stagecoaches. Ran between the Missouri River and the west coast.[46] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - About - Monuments & Markers". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". wysphst.maps.arcgis.com.
- ↑ "Old Rock Creek Stage Crossing Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Wagonhound Tipi Rings Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Wyoming Winds Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Wagonhound Rest Area Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Old Cherokee Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Halleck Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Halleck and the Overland Trail | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org.
- ↑ "Encampment, Wyoming Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- 1 2 "Owen Wister Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Medicine Bow Peak DC-4". coloradowreckchasing.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Philip J. (March 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot". National Park Service. with accompanying two photos
- ↑ "George A. Wyman Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Muddy Gap Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Rawlins Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Rawlins Springs Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- 1 2 "Rawlins Paint Mines Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "William Daley Flagpole Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "History of Wyoming - Bartlett". sites.rootsweb.com.
- ↑ "Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Veteran's Program to Feature POWs". November 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Thomas A. Edison Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Saratoga, Carbon County Veterans Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Storer - Saratoga Lake Wetland Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "This Marker on the Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Dimensions". Kendrick Project. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ "Fenimore Chatterton Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Civil War Cannons Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "The Parco Inn Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Fred Steele Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Fred Steele after 1886 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Early Construction Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Ranching Central Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Fort Steele Schoolhouse Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Sheepherder's Community Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Sheep Industry Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Enlisted Men's Barracks Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Carbon Timber Company Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "A Tourist's Railroad Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Wyoming - A Fortress for Wildlife Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "The Overland Stage Station Route Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ "Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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