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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IQ9_red-canyon_Lander-WY.html
Red Canyon is cooperatively managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the State of Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management and private landowners.
The spectacular orange and red sandstone formations you see here have been exposed through m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IQ8_atlantic-city-surviving-the-bust_Lander-WY.html
Centrally located on the gold-bearing vein in the area, mines literally surrounded Atlantic City by the fall of 1868. The townspeople soon fostered a thriving business community. In addition to sawmills and blacksmith shops, Atlantic City boasted …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IQ7_esther-hobart-morris_South-Pass-City-WY.html
Two related, side-by-side markers pay tribute to Esther Hobart Morris.
Home & office site of
Esther Hobart Morris
First woman Justice
of the Peace
in the World
Feb. 14, 1870
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C7Y_wind-river-canyon_Shoshoni-WY.html
Boysen Dam, completed in 1951, marks the southern margin of the east-west trending Owl Creek Mountains and the Wind River Canyon. Drained by the north flowing Wind River, the canyon is 14 miles long, 1.3-2 miles wide and 2,400 feet deep where it c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHS_pony-express_Rawlins-WY.html
The need was thereCompeting with time, harsh climates, long distances, tough terrain and the hostility of numerous Indian bands, the Pony Express carried the mail 1600 miles across the West. From April 4, 1860 to October 24, 1861, the California O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHR_split-rock_Rawlins-WY.html
Split Rock was a relay station during the turbulent 18 month life of the Pony Express. The Express operated at a gallop, speeding mail across the West in only 10 days. However, because of the "talking wire," its days were numbered. The telegraph r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHQ_split-rock-meadows_Rawlins-WY.html
Shoshone, Arapaho, Crow and Sioux Indians occupied this pleasant valley long before the Oregon Trail, which changed their cultures and life styles forever. This led to tragic warfare and the eventual loss of country they had called their own.
S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M8_the-fur-trade_Lander-WY.html
The demand for beaver pelts in the early 1800s led to the exploration and eventual settlement of the American West. South Pass was part of a major thoroughfare through the Rockies and its discovery is significant to the era known as the fur trade.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M7_south-pass_Lander-WY.html
Even after the discovery of South Pass in 1824, it was years before the route was used extensively. Fur trapper/trader William Sublette brought a small caravan of wagons to South Pass in 1828. While his party did not take wagons over the pass, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M6_south-pass_Lander-WY.html
From where you're standing South Pass doesn't look all that remarkable. But compared to the rugged Wind River Mountains, it can easily be recognized as a type of gateway.
Nevertheless, crossing the Continental Divide into "Oregon Country" was a…