Inscription
At the rim above Tensleep Canyon is the Leigh Creek Monument, erected in 1889 in memory of English nobleman Gilbert E. Leigh. Leigh, a lifelong big game hunter and outdoor enthusiast, went missing in the fall of 1884 during a hunting expedition. Following his disappearance, men from the local area searched for Leigh; unfortunately, after a week of searching, they found Leigh's body and discovered that he had fallen 100 feet to his death over the canyon wall while in pursuit of mountain sheep. The monument, erected by well known Sheridan area guide Robert Steward, is laid up of native stone in dry mortar and is approximately ten feet square at the base. It contains a marble slab with an inscription memorializing Leigh who was buried in Stoneleigh, England.
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| HM Number | HM1UG1 |
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| Placed By | Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] © JAMES YULE
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 316051 N 4884478 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.09038333, -107.29783333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 5.423', W 107° 17.87' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 5' 25.38" N, 107° 17' 52.2" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near US-16, Ten Sleep WY 82442, US |
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