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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q3N_oregon-trail-1847_Casper-WY.html
Marked by the
State of Wyoming
1914
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q3M_mormon-pioneer-trail_Casper-WY.html
1336 miles - Nauvoo, Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley
(Diagram of the Mormon Pioneer Trail)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O6A_mama-sage_Casper-WY.html
It is not coincidence that Wyoming supports over two-thirds of the world's population of pronghorn antelope and sage grouse. The only vast expanses of sagebrush-grassland habitat left on the North American continent are found in Wyoming, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NL2_monument-corrections_Casper-WY.html
Originally located 3 blocks south of here, this monument was moved to this location in 1952. In an effort to rectify inaccurate information presented on the monument, the following corrections are provided.Oregon TrailThe 1849 date presented on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MOX_bridger-road-waltman-crossing_Casper-WY.html
Here the present-day highway crosses what remains of an all but forgotten road. That road led to the remote goldfields of western Montana, booming since 1862. The government, in 1859, ordered Captain W.F. Raynolds, Topographical …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MOW_committed-to-the-land_Casper-WY.html
Large numbers of cattle populated this country prior to the devastating storms of the 1880's. Sheep were far more profitable than cattle and sheep herds began to multiply. However, the terrible winter of 1919 and predators took their toll…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNT_city-of-casper_Casper-WY.html
The city of Casper, established near the site of old Fort Casper, formerly Plate Bridge Station, was named in honor of Lieut. Casper Collins, who lost his life in an Indian battle there on July 26, 1865. The fort was one of the small army posts wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNS_giving-shape-to-history_Casper-WY.html
This larger-than-life sculpture, "The Pony Express", was conceived and created by the heart and hands of Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (1897 - 1987).Born into an artistic family in Provo, Utah, Avard Fairbanks showed childhood talent for crea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNE_pioneer-monument-fort-casper_Casper-WY.html
Pioneer MonumentErected on this siteof theOld Oregon Trailin memory of the pioneerswho blazed the way.Built byNatrona County PioneerAssociation1849 1911
Fort Casper—————U. S. Military PostEstablishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IQC_hells-half-acre_Casper-WY.html
This unique setting of natural beauty cover approximately 320 acres. Viewed from a point of maximum depth, its walls and pinnacles show soft and varied hues comparable to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Investigation has confirmed that in f…