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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NTM_overland-to-zion_WY.html
The emigration of Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-dat Saints) converts to Utah is a fascinating chapter of the overall American westering experience of the 19th century. In search of religious freedom and an end to persecution, Mormon gro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NTL_ferrying-across-the-green-river_WY.html
If you look down the river about 250 yards on the right side - there's a wooden ferry. The ferry you see was built by Forrest Cramer of Pinedale, Wyoming in 1997 of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ITW_old-south-bend-stage-station_Granger-WY.html
The Old South Bend Stage Station
Built 1850
__________
Gift of E.J. Brandly and Family
To the State of Wyoming
In memory of Mrs. E.J. Brandly
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On the Oregon Trail and Pony Express
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GCJ_point-of-rocks-stage-station_Rock-Springs-WY.html
Before the Transcontinental Railroad connected the East and West coasts of the United States, stage coach lines transported both passengers and mail across the country. Stations along the route functioned as pit stops, where horses - tired and hun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EKO_an-unsolved-mystery_Rock-Springs-WY.html
In 1863, a short distance from here, seven passengers on the Overland Stage were murdered during a robbery. The victims were buried on this hill. James Thompson, a station guard, placed the blame for the crime on the infamous outlaw, Jack Slade.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EKN_point-of-rocks_Rock-Springs-WY.html
After the Civil War, the Union Pacific laid track westward, bringing commerce to the wilderness. Establishment of the transcontinental railroad and the communities which sprung up around the railroads helped settle the Territory of Wyoming.
Wit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AB3_mama-sage_Rock-Springs-WY.html
?????Oh! "Mama Sage." It seems endless, the sage; the rolling sage-covered Wyoming hills. Sagebrush, the shrub that means survival to the world's largest populations of pronghorn antelope and sage grouse. Blown free of snow by the Wyoming winds, s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AB1_wind-and-water-in-the-great-divide-basin_Charleston-WY.html
?????The Continental Divide, "The Backbone of the Nation," follows the crest of the Wind River Range and then splits near South Pass. At this point, the Continental Divide loops, creating the Great Divide Basin, before it comes back together near …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AAY_henry-bourne-joy-and-the-lincoln-highway_Charleston-WY.html
?????This was the original location of the Henry B. Joy Lincoln Highway Monument placed in 1938 following Joy's death. Henry Bourne Joy was president of the Packard Motor Car Company and the first president of the Lincoln Highway Association. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AA1_almond-overland-stage-station_Point-of-Rocks-WY.html
Ruins OfAlmond Overland StageStation, 1862-8Located Beyond RailroadTracks 1640 Feet ToSouthward Of This Marker