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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAE_smoky-row-cemetery-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
1890 - 1900 Ollie Koshear · Jesse Burson · Augernose Jane · J.A. McGrey · Jack Berry · Ralph Gellerno · Elton Perry · unknown woman · unknown man
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAB_washakies-bath-house-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
Site of Bath House used by Chief Washakie
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UA9_white-sulphur-springs-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
White Sulphur Spring is one of many attractions in the park. In the early 1890s a bathhouse and dance pavilion were built nearby. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the buildings in 1899. Early settlers in the area recognized the therapeutic value…
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The reds, oranges, yellows, and greens that paint the hot spring's pools and streams are actually heat-loving (thermophilic_ microscopic life forms (microbes). Microbes which include algae, are visible when vast numbers cluster together. The clust…
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Thermal features at Hot Springs State Park differ from those found in Yellowstone, which are heated by magma near the earth's surface. The hot spring water found here originates in the Owl Creek Mountains to the south, where surface water seeps do…
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Long before the arrival of fur trappers in the West, Native Americans discovered the hot mineral springs found in the park. The Shoshone Indians called the springs "Bah Guewana" - meaning smoking water, and the Crow Indians called them &…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UA1_the-hot-springs-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
HISTORY: Originally the Hot Springs were included in the Shoshone Indian Reservation Treaty of 1868. In the years following the Hot Springs gained the reputation as having "Health Giving Properties", and eventually the U.S. Congress requested to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U9M_1916-swinging-bridge-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
The Original Bridge was built to connect the Big Spring with the Fremont Spring, the Pleasant View Hotel and Sanitarium, and the Elk pasture. Later it also provided access to the Hopewell Hospital which eventually became the first county hospital.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U9L_ancient-red-rocks-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
The red cliffs seen in and around the park are called the Red Peak Formation - part of the Chugwater Group. This rock outcrop is composed of fine-grained sandstone and is up to 600 feet thick. The brick red color is caused by oxidation of iron min…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U9K_wedding-of-the-waters-historical_Thermopolis-WY.html
This river begins in the Absaroka (ab-sore-uh-ka) Mountains located 90 miles to the northwest. It runs southeast, then swings north and flows through two mountain ranges before it joins the Yellowstone River at Bighorn, Montana, 180 miles northeas…
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