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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M5_the-corridor-west_Lander-WY.html
The trail over South Pass is a transportation corridor which served many purposes. In addition to being the route to Oregon and California, it was used by Mormon pioneers and by the Pony Express.
A great exodus to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M4_the-way-west_Lander-WY.html
With South Pass behind them, Oregon and California-bound travelers faced the second half of their journey. The roughest travel was yet to come. From Missouri to South Pass, emigrants were able to follow rivers. But from South Pass to Oregon and Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M2_south-pass_Lander-WY.html
The South Pass, in which you are now located, is perhaps the most significant transportation-gateway through the Rocky Mountains. Indians, mountain men, Oregon Trail emigrants, Pony Express riders, and miners all recognized the value of this passa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M1_gold-flakes-to-yellowcake-historic-mine-trail_Lander-WY.html
The Historic Mine Trail and Byway Program designated the Gold Flakes to Yellowstone Historic Mine Trail in 2005. This trail links significant finds of gold, iron ore, and uranium, each of which played important roles in Wyoming's history.
The G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M0_the-atlantic-city-project_Lander-WY.html
The hills of the Sweetwater Mining District hold various minerals, and beginning in the 1960s, iron ore mining provided an economic boom for the area. In 1960 the U.S. Steel Corporation broke ground on the nation's highest open pit iron ore mine a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19LY_beaver-rim-and-the-wind-river-range_Lander-WY.html
Viewed from Beaver Rim, the Wind River Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain chain, boast 53 granite peaks over 13,000 feet high. The Continental Divide runs the length of the Wind River Range. Water on the east side of the Continental Divide flow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19LX_gold-flakes-to-yellowcake-historic-mine-trail_Lander-WY.html
The Historic Mine Trail and Byway Program designated the Gold Flakes to Yellowstone Historic Mine Trail in 2005. This trail links significant finds of gold, iron ore, and uranium, each of which played important roles in Wyoming's history.
The G…