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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O6P_cottonwoods-homes-along-the-prairie-river_Douglas-WY.html
Take a good look at those big old trees down along the river. You know, the ones with the big limbs and huge trunks. Those old cottonwoods are special trees. They have grown tall with their roots spreading as grand as their limbs. Their roots reac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IPV_the-one-mile-hog-ranch_Douglas-WY.html
Also known as the Hog Ranch at Fetterman, the One Mile Hog Ranch was perhaps the rowdiest, roughest and most dangerous red light establishment in Wyoming. Built by Harrison Kane in 1880, the saloon sat just across the Platte River, about one mile …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IOH_hog-ranch_Douglas-WY.html
Above is an artist's conception of the interior of the Fort Fetterman version of a "Hog Ranch," a common frontier term used to describe certain off-post facilities which catered to the lonely soldier's desire for wine, women and song. A …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IOF_fort-fetterman_Douglas-WY.html
This plateau above LaPrele Creek and the North Platte River was chosen as an Army post by Major Dye who described it as "...being neither so low as to be seriously affected by the rains or snow; nor so high and unprotected as to suffer from t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IO1_james-bridgers-ferry_Douglas-WY.html
James Bridger's Ferry, established in 1864, was located 1500 feet up the river from this monument.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IO0_bozeman-trail_Douglas-WY.html
From this point, the Bozeman Trail wound a long, twisting northwesterly route to the Montana goldfields. This view points out a portion of that difficult and dangerous road. The map shows the locations of forts, rivers and mountains along the trai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1INZ_water-supply_Douglas-WY.html
From this location, where the water reservoir once stood, one can see several interesting points. The sighting device points out the location of the pump used during the later years to supply the fort with water. Prior to installation of the pump …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CTT_formation-of-ayres-natural-bridge_Douglas-WY.html
Meandering La Prele Creek drainage cuts into alternating layers of sandstone and sandy limestone of the Permian / Pennsylvanian Casper formation. La Prele Creek erodes both the upstream and downstream sides of the outcrop. Undercutting by cr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CTS_natural-bridge-and-the-oregon-trail_Douglas-WY.html
The Oregon Trail crosses LaPrele Creek about one mile downstream from Natural Bridge. Before the modern road was built into the gorge, Natural Bridge was difficult to access, and it was only rarely visited by emigrants of the covered wagon era. Fr…
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