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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQA_the-big-sandy-river_Farson-WY.html
Long before the Oregon/California westward migration, animals instinctively stopped at the Big Sandy River during their migration process. With South Pass just 35 miles east, the river was also a natural East-West pathway for man. The pathway, in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ9_to-the-brave-men-who-rode-the-pony-express_Farson-WY.html
1860 — 1861The site ofBig Sandy StationGift of Andrew ArnottTo the State ofWyoming
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPP_to-all-pioneers-who-passed-this-way-to-win-and-hold-the-west_Farson-WY.html
Route of Sublette cut-off from Big Sandy to Bear River. Traversed after 1843 by emigrants to Oregon and California.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPO_pronghorn-antelope-and-the-high-cold-desert_Boulder-WY.html
Dominated by sagebrush grasslands, the "high cold desert" provides habitat for one of the largest pronghorn antelope herds in the world. This region is home to 40,000 to 60,000 antelope, known as the Sublette Herd. The pronghorn has keen eyesight …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPM_to-all-pioneers-who-passed-this-way-to-win-and-hold-the-west_Boulder-WY.html
Route of Lander cut-off first government financed road in Wyoming. Officially called Ft. Kearney, South Pass and Honey Lake Road. Built in 1858 from Rocky Ridge to Ft. Hall to provide shorter route for emigrants.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPL_sand-spring-a-stop-on-the-oregon-trail_Boulder-WY.html
This site is a crossing of the Lander Cut-off, the northern fork of the Oregon Trail. Originally called the Fort Kearney-South Pass-Honey Lake Wagon Road when it opened in 1858, it was the first federally-funded road project west of the Mississipp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPA_welcome-to-the-riparian-community-of-duck-creek_Pinedale-WY.html
Duck Creek riparian community is a diverse and complex society of living organisms. Wild brown trout feed on caddisfly nymphs, which live in self-made stick and stone shelters, clinging to the rocks. Yellow warblers and flycatchers next in willow …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVP8_astorian-camp_Pinedale-WY.html
On this site, Oct. 18, 1811, sixty-one Astorians of the Pacific Fur Company led by Wilson Price Hunt camped for 5 days. They were on their way to the Pacific Ocean from St. Louis and were the second group to cross the continent, just 5 years after…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVP6_john-hoback-guide-of-astorians_Jackson-WY.html
"John Hoback, Jacob Reznor and Edward Robinson, trappers from Kentucky, in 1811 guided the Astorians land expeditions land expedition under Wilson Price Hunt across the northern part of present Wyoming to the Snake River. From this Junction of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVP4_the-square-as-it-appeared-in-1936_Jackson-WY.html
The log cabin to the far left once housed the Jackson Post Office. Next door stood the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) building, which is still recognizable today.In the distant background there is the distinctive curved roof line of t…
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