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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1IHW_mormon-pioneers-at-fort-laramie_Lingle-WY.html
Between the years 1847 and 1868, most of the approximate 80,000 Mormon Pioneers passed through Fort Laramie. This was the first stop for the vanguard company after leaving Winter Quarters, (near Omaha) Nebraska.
In June, 1847, after following a faint trap…
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South of river
Old Julesberg
Stage and Pony Express
Station, 5 mi. S.W.
Trail and station marked
1931
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1IO2_rifle-pit-hill_Guernsey-WY.html
Rock quarries, visible from several points near this location, were used beginning in 1849 to supply stone and lime for construction projects at Fort Laramie, about 15 miles east. Workers in the quarries were protected by soldiers stationed in fortified rif…
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In 1858, this ancient path, which had been used by Indians, explorers and mountain men as a short cut to the Snake River country was developed by Frederick Lander in to an alternate route on the Oregon Trail. What is commonly called the Lander Trail or Land…
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Founded 1868
A Great Gold Camp
Part of Wyoming's historical heritage. Acquired for preservation May 18, 1966, with funds raised by Wyoming;s 75th Anniversary Commission Inc., its advisers, county committees and people of Wyoming.
Clifford P. Hanse…
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The Old South Bend Stage Station
Built 1850
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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.com/markers/HM1IYG_the-oregon-trail_Lander-WY.html
The Oregon Trail
In memory of those who passed this way to win and hold the West
Plaque placed by the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming
1950
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1IYH_old-oregon-trail_Lander-WY.html
Old
Oregon
Trail
1843-57
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1IYM_south-pass_Lander-WY.html
South Pass was discovered in 1812 by a small band of Astorians led by Robert Stuart as they traveled east with dispatches for John Jacob Astor. It was "rediscovered" in 1824 by a party led by Jedediah Smith as they searched for a winter crossing t…
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To the south stand the Oregon Buttes, a major trail landmark. The name is significant because the Buttes were roughly the beginning of the Oregon Territory and also helped keep emigrants encouraged, even though there were still hundreds of miles of rough go…