Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers

Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers are markers, signs, and plaques installed at important historical sites in Carbon 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.[1][2]

Markers

Carbon County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers
City Landmark name location notes
Arlington Old Rock Creek Stage Crossing Elk Mountain and Arlington Road near I-80
41°35′41″N 106°12′33″W / 41.5948°N 106.2093°W / 41.5948; -106.2093		 Overland Trail crossing 1862-1868 [3]
Elk Mountain Overland Trail Medicine Bow Road and Medicine Bow Ranger Station Road Wagon and stagecoach route through Wyoming and Colorado which connected with the Oregon Trail.[4]
Elk Mountain Wagonhound Tipi Rings I-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road Prehistoric Native American campsite. Multiple markers at site.[5][6][7]
Elk Mountain Old Cherokee Trail I-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road Trail ran from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming that was used from 1840s to 1890s.[8]
Elk Mountain Fort Halleck Rattlesnake Pass Road near I-80
41°41′56″N 106°31′23″W / 41.698900°N 106.523100°W / 41.698900; -106.523100		 Built in 1862, west of the Medicine Bow River at the north base of the Elk Mountain after Henry Wager Halleck[9][10]
Encampment Grand Encampment 201 McCaffrey Avenue Site was rendezvous point of Indians and trappers.[11]
Medicine Bow Owen Wister 405 Lincoln Hwy Wister wrote about pioneer Wyoming ranch life, wrote the 1902 novel The Virginian.[12]
Medicine Bow United Air Lines Flight 409 Hwy 130
41°20′30″N 106°18′21″W / 41.341530°N 106.305860°W / 41.341530; -106.305860		 Bronze memorial plaque was dedicated in the Miner's Camp turnout to the loss of Flight 409.[13]
Medicine Bow Medicine Bow station 405 Lincoln Hwy Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot was built 1912–1919. National Register of Historic Places. Multiple markers at the site.[14][12]
Medicine Bow George A. Wyman 405 U.S Highway 30 George A. Wyman was 1st to across America from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 on motor bike.[15]
Muddy Gap Muddy Gap State Highway 220 and U.S. 287
42°21′44″N 107°26′35″W / 42.362200°N 107.442983°W / 42.362200; -107.442983		 Muddy Gap at a crossroads on Oregon Trail.[16]
Rawlins Rawlins Springs 201 5th Street In 1867, Grenville M. Dodge looking for a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, found Rawlins Springs.[17][18]
Rawlins Rawlins Paint Mines U.S. 287 near Gun Club Road Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.[19]
Rawlins William Daley Flagpole 2415 West Pine Street In honor of pioneer William Daley (1844-1922) [20][21]
Rawlins Rawlins Paint Mines U.S. 287 near Gun Club Road Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.[19]
Rawlins Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas 904 West Walnut Street On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna, granting Texas the Texas northern boundary of The Republic of Texas was in Wyoming.[22]
Ryan Park Camp Ryan Park Camp Hwy 130
41°19′36″N 106°29′35″W / 41.326667°N 106.492944°W / 41.326667; -106.492944		 Civilian Conservation Corps camp then World War II Prisoner of war (POW) camp.[23]
Saratoga Thomas A. Edison State Highway 70
41°09′31″N 107°00′35″W / 41.158617°N 107.009717°W / 41.158617; -107.009717		 Edison camped near this spot in 1878, while on a fishing trip. A bamboo fishing pole was used later for a lamp bulb filament.[24]
Saratoga Saratoga World War II Veterans Memorial 113 East Bridge Avenue World War II US Army Veterans Memorial.[25]
Saratoga Storer - Saratoga Lake Wetland Saratoga Lake Campground Road
41°28′29″N 106°47′30″W / 41.474600°N 106.791700°W / 41.474600; -106.791700		 Wyoming Game and Fish Department wetland.[26]
Saratoga Overland Trail
Platte River Crossing		 Wyoming Highway 130
41°36′52″N 106°48′55″W / 41.614350°N 106.815367°W / 41.614350; -106.815367		 Overland Trail at the Platte River crossing, 1861 to 1868.[27]
Seminoe Dam Seminoe Dam 42°09′21″N 106°54′30″W / 42.155833°N 106.908333°W / 42.155833; -106.908333 Seminoe Dam on North Platte River built in 1939[28]
Sinclair Fenimore Chatterton County Route 347 near I-80
41°46′28″N 106°56′50″W / 41.774383°N 106.947100°W / 41.774383; -106.947100		 Sixth governor of Wyoming from 1903 to 1905.[29]
Sinclair Civil War Cannons 498 Lincoln Avenue US Civil War Cannon use in oil field tank farm equipment.[30]
Sinclair The Parco Inn 400 Lincoln Avenue 1925 Inn built by Fisher and Fisher for Frank Kistler, founder of the Producers & Refiners Corporation (PARCO), National Register of Historic Places and Historic district.[31]
Sinclair Fort Fred Steele County Route 347 and I-80
41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500		 The fort was built in 1868, where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. Multiple markers at the site.[32][33][34][35]
Sinclair Post Trader's House Fort Fred Steele Post Trader's House at Fort Fred Steele. Multiple markers at site.[36]
Sinclair Ranching Central Fort Steele
I-80 rest area at Exit 228
41°45′13″N 106°57′04″W / 41.753717°N 106.951017°W / 41.753717; -106.951017		 Ranching industry sheep and cattle. Multiple markers at site [37]
Sinclair Fort Steele Schoolhouse Fort Fred Steel
County Route 347 and I-80
41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500		 Fort schoolhouse built in 1919. Multiple markers at site.[38][39][40]
Sinclair Fort Steele Enlisted Men's Barracks Fort Fred Steel
County Route 347 and I-80
41°46′42″N 106°56′51″W / 41.778333°N 106.947500°W / 41.778333; -106.947500		 Enlisted Men's Barracks of Fort Steele. Multiple markers at site[41][42][43][44]
Wamsutter The Overland Stage Station Route State Highway 789
41°27′27″N 107°45′44″W / 41.457617°N 107.762300°W / 41.457617; -107.762300		 The Overland Stage operated from 1862 to 1868, stopped at the Washakee Station.[45]
Wamsutter Overland Trail State Highway 789 near I-80
41°27′28″N 107°45′44″W / 41.457800°N 107.762300°W / 41.457800; -107.762300		 Overland Trail a busy trail in the 1860s for emigrants, freight and mail, and stagecoaches. Ran between the Missouri River and the west coast.[46]

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. ^ "Old Rock Creek Stage Crossing Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  4. ^ "Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  5. ^ "Wagonhound Tipi Rings Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  6. ^ "Wyoming Winds Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  7. ^ "Wagonhound Rest Area Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  8. ^ "Old Cherokee Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  9. ^ "Fort Halleck Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  10. ^ "Fort Halleck and the Overland Trail | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org.
  11. ^ "Encampment, Wyoming Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  12. ^ a b "Owen Wister Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  13. ^ "Medicine Bow Peak DC-4". coloradowreckchasing.com.
  14. ^ Roberts, Philip J. (March 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Medicine Bow Union Pacific Depot". National Park Service. with accompanying two photos
  15. ^ "George A. Wyman Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  16. ^ "Muddy Gap Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  17. ^ "Rawlins Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  18. ^ "Rawlins Springs Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  19. ^ a b "Rawlins Paint Mines Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  20. ^ "William Daley Flagpole Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  21. ^ "History of Wyoming - Bartlett". sites.rootsweb.com.
  22. ^ "Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  23. ^ "Veteran's Program to Feature POWs". November 6, 2023.
  24. ^ "Thomas A. Edison Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  25. ^ "Saratoga, Carbon County Veterans Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org.
  26. ^ "Storer - Saratoga Lake Wetland Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  27. ^ "This Marker on the Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  28. ^ "Dimensions". Kendrick Project. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  29. ^ "Fenimore Chatterton Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  30. ^ "Civil War Cannons Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  31. ^ "The Parco Inn Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  32. ^ "Fort Fred Steele Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  33. ^ "Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  34. ^ "Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  35. ^ "Fort Fred Steele after 1886 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  36. ^ "Early Construction Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  37. ^ "Ranching Central Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  38. ^ "Fort Steele Schoolhouse Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  39. ^ "Sheepherder's Community Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  40. ^ "Sheep Industry Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  41. ^ "Enlisted Men's Barracks Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  42. ^ "Carbon Timber Company Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  43. ^ "A Tourist's Railroad Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  44. ^ "Wyoming - A Fortress for Wildlife Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  45. ^ "The Overland Stage Station Route Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  46. ^ "Overland Trail Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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