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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM214V_thomas-a-edison_Saratoga-WY.html
Camped near this spot in 1878,
while on a fishing trip.
It was here that his attention
was directed to the fiber
from his bamboo fishing pole
which he tested as a suitable
filament for his incandescent
electric lamp.
Born February 11, 1847…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XR_storer-saratoga-lake-wetland_Saratoga-WY.html
The wetland complex you see before you is a cooperative venture proposed and designed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, engineered by the Soil Conservation Service and funded by Peter Storer and the Storer Foundation through the Ducks Unlim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SU1_pronghorns-and-sagebrush-historical_Alcova-WY.html
Of all our magnificent big game animals, only the pronghorn antelope cannot be traced back to Eurasia. Other big game animals are believed to have migrated to the continent via the now sunken Bering land mass located between Siberia and Alaska. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STI_encampment-wyoming-historical_Encampment-WY.html
Gateway to the sites of Ghost Towns of the Copper Country. Once a favorite hunting ground of Prehistoric man, later "Camp le Grand" became a noted rendezvous of Indians and trappers. In 1897 the townsite was laid out by Willis George Emerson and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STH_saratoga-carbon-county-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Saratoga-WY.html
World War II
US Army
Chorzelski, Michel Fl O · Hakeman, Lloyd N. 1st Lt · Simonson, Donald W. 2nd Lt · Sureson, James A. 1st Lt · Syler, Raymus M. Tec 5 · Kizzire, William L. Capt · Henning…
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/HM1SR9_overland-trail_Elk-Mountain-WY.html
Marked by the State of Wyoming
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR8_fort-halleck_Elk-Mountain-WY.html
Established July 20, 1962. Located west of the Medicine Bow River at the north base of Elk Mountain. The site was selected by and the post built under the command of Major John O'Ferrall, 11th Ohio Cavalry. It was established to protect the Overla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR6_old-rock-creek-stage-crossing_Rock-River-WY.html
The site of
Old Rock Creek
Stage Crossing
Overland Trail 1862-1868
Fremont Survey 1843