Wyoming Historical Landmarks

Wyoming Historic Governor's Mansion illuminated at night, at 300 E. 21st St., Cheyenne, Wyoming

Wyoming Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the U.S. State of Wyoming that have been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance. The list is made by Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites and is noted for its historical importance. Many of the sites are also listed on US National list. [1][2]


Wyoming Historical Sites

Name Locality Size Image Remarks
acres ha
Ames MonumentAlbany County8.443.42
Pyramid designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, dedicated to Union Pacific Railroad financiers Oakes and Oliver Ames .[3]
Camp Douglas Officers’ ClubDouglas1.50.61
World War II internment camp for prisoners of war[4]
Connor BattlefieldRanchester13.25.3
Site of the Battle of the Tongue River."[5]
Fort BonnevilleSublette County10.40
Fortified winter camp and fur trading post stablished in 1832 by Captain Benjamin Bonneville[6][7]
Fort BridgerUinta County4016
United States Army outpost during the Utah War[8]
Fort FettermanConverse County60.4624.47
Ruins of wooden fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army[9]
Fort Fred SteeleCarbon County138.556.0
Ruins of fort established in 1868 by the United States Army[10]
Fort Phil KearnyJohnson County713.06288.57
United States Army outpost from the 1860s on the Bozeman Trail[11] added = October 15, 1966[12]
Fort RenoJohnson County14.86.0
Site of wooden fortification established in Dakota Territory by the United States Army in 1865[13]
Granger Stage StationGranger10.40
Station on the Pony Express (1860-1861) and the Overland Trail[14]
Historic Governors' MansionCheyenne.460.19
Governor's mansion from 1905 to 1976[14]
Independence RockNatrona County202.9382.12
Prominent granite landmark for travelers on the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails1[15]
Legend Rock State Archaeological SiteHot Springs County30.9812.54
Near vertical cliff with more than 92 prehistoric petroglyph panels and 300 petroglyph figures[16]
Medicine Lodge State Archeological SiteBig Horn County20081
Sandstone cliff with hundreds of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs[17]
Names HillLincoln County4.251.72
Bluff near a crossing on the Green River where travelers on the Oregon and California trails carved their names[18]
Oregon Trail RutsPlatte County34.1713.83
Remnants of the Oregon Trail's westward migration worn into sandstone[19]
Piedmont Charcoal KilnsUinta County.8860.359
Remnants of the charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming[20]
Platte River CrossingCarbon County72.8Point at which the Overland Trail crossed the North Platte River[21]
Point of Rocks Stage StationSweetwater County10.40
Meeting point of the Overland Trail and the Union Pacific Railroad[22]
Quebec-One Missile Alert FacilityLaramie County10.40
1962 control center, opened to the public in August 2019 after United States Air Force restoration [23][24]
Register CliffPlatte County.160.065
Navigational landmark on the Oregon Trail[25]
South Pass CityFremont County345.88139.97
Surviving "ghost town" on the Oregon Trail[26]
Trail EndSheridan3.761.52
Mansion of cattleman and politician John B. Kendrick

[27]

Woodruff Cabin SiteHot Springs County10.40
Location of the first European-American settlement in the Big Horn Basin[28]
LX Bar Ranch State Historic SiteCampbell County5020John B. Kendrick ranch (No public access)[29]
Wyoming Territorial PrisonLaramie197.479.9
Federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890; state prison from 1890 to 1901[30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - View Full List of Wyoming Historic Sites". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
  2. ↑ "Albany County, WY Landmarks and Historic Sites". www.visitlaramie.org.
  3. ↑ ahcadmin (2016-11-07). "Ames Monument Named National Historic Landmark". American Heritage Center (AHC) #AlwaysArchiving. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - Museum - CAMP DOUGLAS OFFICERS' CLUB". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
  5. ↑ Hampton, H. D. "The Powder River Expedition 1865" Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Vol. 14, NO. 4 (Autumn 1964), 4
  6. ↑ "Fort Bonneville". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  7. ↑ Barnhart, Bill (December 19, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Fort Bonnneville". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Alter, J. Cecil (1962). Jim Bridger. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
  9. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.
  10. ↑ Thompson, John (2023-12-02). "Wyoming 'Bridge Nerd' On A Mission To Document State's Historic Bridges". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  11. ↑ "Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  12. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  13. ↑ ."Fort Reno". Fort Phil Kearny. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Granger Stage Station Historic Site". wyoparks.wyo.gov. Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Independence Rock". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  16. ↑ Legend Rock. Arts. Parks. History. Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, Web. 27 Mar 2011. <http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/Brochure/LegendRock.pdf>.
  17. ↑ "Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site". Wyoming State Historical Society. November 8, 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  18. ↑ Barnhardt, Bill (April 14, 1969). "Names Hill". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved September 6, 2017. with accompanying map and photo
  19. ↑ Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ Platte River Crossing Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
  22. ↑ "Point of Rocks Stage Station State Historic Site". Wyoming Heritage. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  23. ↑ "QUEBEC 01 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY READY TO LAUNCH". Wyo Parks. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "Quebec-One MAF". National Park Service. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  25. ↑ Register Cliff; Bill Barnhart; Wyoming Recreation Commission; National Park Service, Washington D.C.; April 3, 1970
  26. ↑ "Top Stops Along Wyoming's Continental Divide Trail, Subtitle: South Pass City State Historic Site". Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  27. ↑ "About Trail End Historic Site". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. State of Wyoming. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  28. ↑ Frost, Ned (1969). "J.D. Woodruff Cabin Site". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  29. ↑ "LX Bar Ranch". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. August 1, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - Wyoming Territorial Prison". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
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