Albany County, Wyoming monuments and markers

Albany County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers are markers, signs, and plaques installed at important historical sites in Albany County, Wyoming. The historical markers were installed by the State of Wyoming, nonprofit organizations, and private parties. For the state, different departments have participated in the program including: Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and Wyoming Office of Tourism. The State of Wyoming has one of the oldest sign and marker programs in the United States. The oldest marker is in Albany County was built in 1875, the Ames Monument.[1][2]

Markers

Albany County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers
City Landmark name location notes
Buford Ames Monument 209 Monument Road
41°7′52″N 105°23′53″W / 41.13111°N 105.39806°W / 41.13111; -105.39806		 Commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad, the First transcontinental railroad marker, National Historic Landmark[3][4]
Buford Old Sherman Cemetery 823 Hermosa Road Used from 1867 to about 1880, The town of Sherman was a Union Pacific station at the highest elevation point of 8,247’ feet.[5][6]
Buford Lonetree on the Laramie Range I-80 center of I-80
41°08′01″N 105°20′48″W / 41.1337°N 105.346767°W / 41.1337; -105.346767		 Highest point of the railroad's route. Multiple markers at site[7]
Buford Tree in the Rock I-80 center of road
41°08′01″N 105°20′48″W / 41.1337°N 105.3467°W / 41.1337; -105.3467		 Tree by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868.[8]
Buford Sherman Mountains I-80 center of road
41°08′02″N 105°20′48″W / 41.133767°N 105.3467°W / 41.133767; -105.3467		 Natural features of the erosion of the Sherman Mountains[9]
Buford The Gangplank I-80 service road
41°05′56″N 105°06′45″W / 41.0988°N 105.1125°W / 41.0988; -105.1125		 Natural features of the Gangplank, granite rock pass used by the First transcontinental railroad and now the I-80 also.[10][11]
Centennial Centennial Depot WY 130 in Centennial Built in 1907, now the Nici Self Historical Museum. Multiple markers at site.[12]
Jelm Woods Landing Dance Hall Intersection of Hansen's Road and WY Hwy 1 Scandinavian log Dance Hall, National Register of Historic Places[13]
Laramie Methodist Episcopal Church 150 N. 2nd Street Built in 1869, oldest church building in Wyoming.[14][15]
Laramie Laramie vigilantes at 407 S. 2nd Street 407 S. 2nd Street Vigilantes event on October 18, 1868[16][17]
Laramie Laramie Train Depot 600 S. 1st Street Laramie Railroad Depot was built in 1924 to replace the town's original Union Pacific Depot/Hotel that was destroyed by fire in 1917. The depot has a museum and park. Multiple markers at site[18]
Laramie First Woman Jury Depot Park 320 S. 1st Street Site where the first woman jury served in March 1870[19][20]
Laramie Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument Intersection of I-80 and Highway 210
On I-80 16 miles east of Laramie		 Monument commemorates the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birthday. Multiple markers at site[21][22]
Laramie Henry B. Joy Monument Summit Rest Area, Lincoln Monument A Lincoln Highway marker about Henry B. Joy[23]
Laramie Henry Bourne Joy and the Lincoln Highway Lincoln Monument Rest Stop A Lincoln Highway marker[24]
Laramie Gateway to the Rockies Lincoln Monument
41°14′13″N 105°26′09″W / 41.236833°N 105.435817°W / 41.236833; -105.435817		 At Lincoln Monument Rest Stop [25]
Laramie Ranching from the High Point Lincoln Monument Rest Stop Marks large sheep and cattle herds from the mid 1800s into the 1900s.[26]
Laramie Purple Heart Trail Abraham Lincoln Memorial The Purple Heart Trail Medal marker [27]
Laramie Telephone Canyon Lincoln Monument Rest Stop The first conversation over this line was held in 1882[28][29]
Laramie Bath Ranch Herrick Lane (Hwy 12) and I-80 41°23′43″N 105°49′34″W / 41.3953°N 105.8262°W / 41.3953; -105.8262 A National Register of Historic Places, one of the first ranches in Albany County.[30]
Laramie Bronze Statue of Washakie 1649 Grand Avenue Bronze sculpture of Chief Washakie at Battle of Crowheart Butte[31][32]
Laramie Big Laramie Stage Station 506 Wyoming Highway 230
11 miles southeast of Laramie		 Started in 1849 Overland Trail into Wyoming, historic crossing [33][34]
Laramie Old Overland Trail 822 WY-230
41°14′56″N 105°42′51″W / 41.2490°N 105.7141°W / 41.2490; -105.7141		 Old Overland Trail 1862 - 1868 [35]
Laramie Commemorating Women of Laramie Wyoming Women's History House,
317 S 2nd Street		 Laramie women who served first on a jury in March 1870 and the Suffrage Act of 1869. Multiple markers at site[36][37]
Laramie Wyoming Territorial Prison 975 Snowy Range Road A National Register of Historic Places, multiple markers at site [38][39]
Laramie Ivinson Mansion 603 E Ivinson Avenue Houses the Laramie Plains Museum. Multiple markers at site [40]
Laramie Fort Sanders Intersection of US 287 and Cavalryman Ranch Road
41°16′06″N 105°35′45″W / 41.26840°N 105.5957°W / 41.26840; -105.5957		 Used from 1866-1882 on the emigrant trails [41]
Laramie Laramie and Union Pacific Railroad 1502 S 3rd Street Laramie was founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad[42]
Laramie Laramie Timeline 301 South First Street Historic Laramie Timeline embedded in a patio[43]
Laramie Fort Sanders Guardhouse 151 S Kiowa Street Fort Sanders Established September 5, 1866 Abandoned May 18, 1882 Named after Brigadier General William P. Sanders a National Register of Historic Places[44]
Laramie Steen Gronlund 1855 W Curtis Street Steen Gronlund, Citizen Driver. 49 years on the road include 5.34 million accident-free miles.[45]
Laramie The Franchise 321 South Second Street Right of women to vote in 1869[46]
Laramie The Overland Trail 3184 Snowy Range Road Overland Trail started in 1825 by William Ashley and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company[35]
Medicine Bow Albany County Train Robberies Hwy 30
41°51′54″N 106°04′24″W / 41.8649°N 106.0732°W / 41.8649; -106.0732		 June 2, 1899 the Union Pacific Overland robbed[47]
Medicine Bow Dinosaur Graveyard Hwy 30
41°51′54″N 106°04′24″W / 41.8649°N 106.0732°W / 41.8649; -106.0732		 About Como Bluff fossil beds of dinosaurs [48]
Medicine Bow Geologic Sign Libby Flats off Hwy 30 Medicine Bow Mountains geology on Snowy Range Scenic Byway[49]
Rock River Rock Creek trail 4000 County Road 67 Rock Creek on the trail from Fort Halleck and Fort Laramie[50]
Tie Siding The Overland Stage Line 36292 U.S Highway 287 The Overland Stage Line from 1862 to 1868 crossed the Colorado-Wyoming boundary line[51]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - About - Monuments & Markers". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". wysphst.maps.arcgis.com.
  3. ^ "Ames Monument Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  4. ^ ahcadmin (2016-11-07). "Ames Monument Named National Historic Landmark". American Heritage Center (AHC) #AlwaysArchiving. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  5. ^ "Old Sherman Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  6. ^ "Vedauwoo". Geology of Wyoming.
  7. ^ "Lonetree on the Laramie Range Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  8. ^ "Tree in the Rock Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  9. ^ "Sherman Mountains Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  10. ^ "The Gangplank Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  11. ^ Gankplank discovery accessed March 5, 2013.
  12. ^ Houston, Jane J. (July 15, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Centennial Depot" (PDF). National Park Service.
  13. ^ "Woods Landing Dance Hall Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  14. ^ "150 N. 2nd Street Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  15. ^ "A Repurposed Building Changes with the Times". Albany County Historical Society.
  16. ^ "407 S. 2nd Street Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  17. ^ "Laramie Mayor, Former Sheriff Both Die With Boots Off Despite Vigilante History". Albany County Historical Society.
  18. ^ "Laramie Railroad Depot". Laramie Railroad Depot.
  19. ^ "First Woman Jury Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  20. ^ "The ladies of the Laramie jury; First in the world to serve—1870". Albany County Historical Society.
  21. ^ "Abraham Lincoln Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  22. ^ "Prolific artist, dedicated professor". December 15, 2007. by Phil White. Casper Star Tribune. December 15, 2007.
  23. ^ "Henry B. Joy Monument Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  24. ^ "Henry Bourne Joy and the Lincoln Highway Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  25. ^ "Gateway to the Rockies Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  26. ^ "Ranching from the High Point Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  27. ^ "The Purple Heart Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  28. ^ "Telephone Canyon Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  29. ^ "Lincon Highway-Wyoming". www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.
  30. ^ "Bath Ranch Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  31. ^ "The Appaloosa Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  32. ^ "Hall of Great Westerners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  33. ^ "Big Laramie Stage Station Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  34. ^ "Richardson's Overland Trail Ranch". wyoshpo.wyo.gov.
  35. ^ a b "Old Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  36. ^ "Commemorating Women of Laramie Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  37. ^ "Women on the Jury: Wyoming Makes History Again | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org.
  38. ^ "Excavation Site: Basement Entrance to the Warden's House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  39. ^ "Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, & Trails - Wyoming Territorial Prison". wyoparks.wyo.gov.
  40. ^ "Saving the Mansion". Laramie Plains Museum Association. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  41. ^ "Ft. Sanders Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  42. ^ "Laramie Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  43. ^ "Laramie Timeline Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  44. ^ "Site of Fort Sanders Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  45. ^ "Steen Gronlund Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  46. ^ "The Franchise Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  47. ^ "Albany County Train Robberies Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  48. ^ "Dinosaur Graveyard Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  49. ^ Geologic Signage Installed Off Snowy Range Scenic Byway
  50. ^ "Rock Creek Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  51. ^ "The Overland Stage Line Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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