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Lake Guernsey State Park
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Guernsey State Park Museum
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| Location: | Platte County, Wyoming |
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| Nearest city: | Guernsey, Wyoming |
| Area: | 3,760 acres (original) 8,602 acres (increase)[1] |
| Built: | 1925 |
| Architect: | Civilian Conservation Corps; Roland Pray (original) S. R. Deboer; Richard G. Redell; et al. (expanded) |
| Architectural style: | National Park Service Rustic, Bungalow/craftsman, Other |
| Governing body: | Bureau of Reclamation (original) State (increase) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80004051 (original) 97001260 (increase) |
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| Added to NRHP: | August 26, 1980 (original) September 25, 1997 (increase)[2] |
| Designated NHLD: | September 25, 1997[3] |
Lake Guernsey State Park, also known as Guernsey State Park Historic District, Lake Guernsey Park, Guernsey Lake Park, or Guernsey State Park, is a historic district and state park near Guernsey, Wyoming. In addition to the historic district, the park contains Guernsey Reservoir on the North Platte River.
As a historic district the park was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997 for its Civilian Conservation Corps buildings and structures. It contains 60 contributing resources: 14 buildings, 3 sites, and 43 structures, as well as 46 non-contributing resources.[3][1]
The park contains a separate National Historic Landmark, the Oregon Trail Ruts.
The Guernsey State Park Museum includes exhibits about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the natural and cultural history of the park.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Guernsey_State_Park Guernsey State Park] at Wikimedia Commons
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