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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T0F_wild-horses-historical_Rawlins-WY.html
Wild horses, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, live around Green Mountain which is located on the opposite side of the highway. You many see bands of wild horses roaming public land on the south side of the road.
Wild horses are distant …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZV_trails-to-opportunity-historical_Rawlins-WY.html
The Oregon Trail was American's main street west. Building upon American Indians footpaths, emigrants bound for the Pacific Northwest used the trail. They were soon followed by Mormons fleeing persecution, gold seekers rushing to California and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STG_rawlins-paint-mines-historical_Rawlins-WY.html
The hills located to the south and west (your left) are part of the Rawlins Uplift, a 40 mile long, north trending fold in the earth's crust. The geologic feature rises a thousand feet above the surrounding plains. Granite rocks that range in age …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STF_muddy-gap-historical_Rawlins-WY.html
Muddy Gap sits at a crossroads of many historic sites related to the Oregon and Mormon Trails. From Muddy Gap, Independence Rock is 18 miles northeast, Split Rock is 10 miles to the northwest; Devils Gate is 14 miles northeast, and Martin's Cove i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ONR_wyoming-state-penitentiary_Rawlins-WY.html
The Wyoming State Penitentiary was constructed in different stages. The first construction occurred three years after statehood in 1893 following authorization by the Wyoming Territorial Legislature and the laying of a cornerstone in 1888. The ori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ONK_william-daley-flagpole_Rawlins-WY.html
The pioneer William Daley (1844-1922) built both the original 1866 Fort Phil Kearney flagstaff for the Bozeman Trail fort and this replica which is placed here in memory of the Daley Family in 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ONJ_rawlings_Rawlins-WY.html
In the summer of 1867, a survey partly led by General Grenville M. Dodge seeking a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, stopped one half mile south west of here.
General John A. Rawlins, a member of the party, spoke of the spring there as the m…
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.
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