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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MT_death-on-the-trail_Farson-WY.html
Death was a constant companion for emigrants headed west. It is estimated that 10,000 to 30,000 people died and were buried along the trails between 1843 and 1869. Cholera and other diseases were the most common cause of death. People didn't kn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MS_graves-of-the-unknown-emigrants_Farson-WY.html
Graves were an all-to-frequent reminder of the dangers of overland travel. Most emigrant journals record death, burial, or passing graves during the day's travel. Most burials along the trail were hasty affairs. The official Company Journal of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MR_burial-on-the-trail_Farson-WY.html
Death on the trail did not allow for the fineries of the funerals back home. Emigrants made do with materials available. Black would adorn the clothes of mourners, and care would be taken to provide the best funeral possible. The most travelers co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MQ_continuing-the-journey-west_Farson-WY.html
Just a few miles from where you're standing, the emigrants would come to the first of several trail "splits" that would take them to a crossing on the Green River where they would camp for the evening. Even with South Pass behind them, Oregon o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MP_pilot-butte-graves-of-the-unknown-emigrants_Farson-WY.html
Welcome to the Pilot Butte Emigrant Trails Interpretive Site. The purpose of the site is to help you gain a sense of what life was like for the 400,000 emigrants who left their homes to seek a new life in the West. They were seeking wealth, religi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MO_the-utah-war_Farson-WY.html
A Legacy of DistrustIn 1857, the Buchanan Administration faced a series of national challenges. Civil war loomed on the horizon, the New York stock market was in trouble, Federal troops were sent to quash unrest in Kansas and Washington D.C. Mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MN_burning-wagons_Farson-WY.html
Brigham Young sent the Utah Militia, also known as the Nauvoo Legion, to harass the Federal troops and delay their approach. In the early hours of October 4th, Major Lot Smith of the Utah Militia and 40 men captured and burned two supply trains, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MM_simpsons-hollow_Farson-WY.html
Here on Oct. 6, 1857, U.S. Army supply wagons led by a Capt. Simpson were burned by Major Lot Smith and 43 Utah Militia men. They were under orders from Brigham Young, Utah Territorial Governor, to delay the army's advance on Utah. This delay of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19ML_simpsons-hollow_Farson-WY.html
One of only three significant engagements of the Utah War, the incident at Simpson's Hollow played a key role in the conflict. The Utah War (1857-1858) was the result of a lack of communication between the U.S. Government and the Utah Territory co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQD_landscapes-of-power_Rock-Springs-WY.html
About three million years ago, a volcano dominated the landscape east of U.S. 191. The powerful forces of wind and water eroded softer rocks surrounding the volcano's more resistant core, resulting in the tooth-shaped butte on the eastern horizon.…
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