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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAK_reluctant-farewells_Casper-WY.html
In this location wagons, carts, livestock, and emigrants forded the North Platte River during organized migrations through the Rocky Mountain West. Congressional prodding to occupy the Oregon Territory in the early 1840s, and the lure of fertile, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAJ_science-visits-the-west_Casper-WY.html
Field exploration by scientists in the late 1800s illuminated the American West. One of the most charismatic of these men was Dr. Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. Born in 1828 in Massachusetts and trained as a physician, Dr. Hayden first journeyed to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAF_ranching-takes-its-place_Casper-WY.html
Permanent settlers began claiming this region by the late 1870s, at the end of the Plains Indian wars. The nearby Goose Egg Ranch dates to 1877 when the Searight Brothers Cattle Company trailed more than 20,000 head of cattle into Wyoming Territor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAE_history-is-not-obvious_Casper-WY.html
From the moment humans first saw these red buttes, an enduring memory and sense of place was created. Gone for centuries now are the aboriginal people that hunted bison on the plains around you, and trappers that ventured here seeking beaver, mink…
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of Oregon Trail fame, where
westward travelers left the
North Platte River.
A Tribute to Pioneer Emigrants
from
Casper Literary Club
1930
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QA6_shape-of-the-future_Casper-WY.html
The eighteenth century saw competition for control of North America among Spain, France, England, and the fledgling United States. Following a forty-year period of wars, treaties, territorial purchases, and establishment of trading posts, the futu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QA5_witnessing-the-past_Casper-WY.html
Around this loop trail you can learn more about this place called Bessemer Bend. Consider the history that has unfolded around you, and match each numbered site on the map above with the event described below.
1. Ten thousand years ago nomadic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QA4_first-among-many_Casper-WY.html
Throughout history, humans have followed river banks in search of resources to support commerce. Rivers made possible the exploration and mapping of North America. Major waterways served as trade routes for native peoples, corridors for European e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QA3_marking-their-progress_Casper-WY.html
Many travelers along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Pioneer trails relied on maps and reports made by explorers or guides who knew the way. William Clayton provided early emigrants with a detailed written record of his travels. As a member of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q9I_railroads_Casper-WY.html
The first passenger train arrived in this area on June 15, 1888 as part of Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad System at the site of an "old town" that would later become Casper, Wyoming. A depot was built after the tracks were e…