List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming
The list of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There are 25 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Wyoming. The first designated were two on 19 December 1960; the latest was on 27 February 2015.
| [1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expedition Island |  |
(#68000056) |
Green River 41°31′23″N 109°28′16″W / 41.523°N 109.471°W |
Sweetwater | Expedition Island is a park in Green River, Wyoming that marks the area where Major John Wesley Powell started an expedition down the Green River and Colorado River in 1871. |
| 2 | Fort D.A. Russell | .jpg) |
(#69000191) |
Cheyenne 41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W / 41.166389°N 104.862778°W |
Laramie | In 1867, the fort was established to protect workers for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1871, it was base to the Pawnee scout battalion.[3] |
| 3 | Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites |  |
(#66000756) |
Story 44°31′56″N 106°49′35″W / 44.532222°N 106.826389°W |
Johnson | Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail.[4] |
| 4 | Fort Yellowstone |  |
(#03001032) |
Yellowstone National Park 44°58′30″N 110°41′53″W / 44.975°N 110.698056°W |
Park | Fort Yellowstone is a former United States Army base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of Yellowstone National Park.[5] |
| 5 | Heart Mountain Relocation Center |  |
(#85003167) |
Ralston 44°40′18″N 108°56′47″W / 44.671667°N 108.946389°W |
Park | An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II |
| 6 | Horner Site | Upload image | (#66000758) |
Cody 44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W / 44.555833°N 108.994167°W |
Park | Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[6] |
| 7 | Independence Rock |  |
(#66000757) |
Casper 42°29′37″N 107°07′46″W / 42.493611°N 107.129444°W |
Natrona | Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130 ft (40 m) high, which served as a landmark on the Oregon Trail and California Trail in southwestern Natrona County.[7] |
| 8 | Jackson Lake Lodge |  |
(#03001039) |
Grand Teton National Park 43°52′39″N 110°34′36″W / 43.8775°N 110.576667°W |
Teton | Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and completed in 1955, the lodge built in International style represents a break from the traditional rustic style of architecture used by the National Park Service. |
| 9 | Lake Guernsey State Park | .jpg) |
(#80004051) |
Guernsey 42°18′14″N 104°46′10″W / 42.303889°N 104.769444°W |
Platte | Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures |
| 10 | Lake Hotel |  |
(#91000637) |
North side of Lake Yellowstone St., Yellowstone National Park 44°32′59″N 110°24′00″W / 44.549722°N 110.4°W |
Teton | |
| 11 | Medicine Mountain |  |
(#69000184) |
Lovell 44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W / 44.82555555555556°N 107.92083333333333°W |
Big Horn | Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes |
| 12 | Murie Ranch Historic District |  |
(#98001039) |
Grand Teton National Park[8] 43°39′02″N 110°43′37″W / 43.650556°N 110.726944°W |
Teton | A group of several cabins in Grand Teton National Park that were owned by naturalist Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise in the 1940s. |
| 13 | Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums |  |
(#87001445) |
Yellowstone National Park 44°43′27″N 110°42′21″W / 44.72424°N 110.70578°W |
Teton and Park | Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park |
| 14 | Obsidian Cliff |  |
(#96000973) |
Yellowstone National Park 44°49′08″N 110°43′40″W / 44.8189°N 110.7278°W |
Park | An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples. |
| 15 | Old Faithful Inn |  |
(#73000226) |
Yellowstone National Park 44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.45784°N 110.83031°W |
Teton | National Park Service architecture |
| 16 | Oregon Trail Ruts |  |
(#66000761) |
Guernsey 42°15′22″N 104°44′58″W / 42.256111°N 104.749444°W |
Platte | One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge |
| 17 | J. C. Penney Historic District |  |
(#78002830) |
Kemmerer 41°47′41″N 110°32′09″W / 41.794722°N 110.535833°W |
Lincoln | Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here. |
| 18 | Sheridan Inn | .jpg) |
(#66000762) |
Sheridan 44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.80683°N 106.95333°W |
Sheridan | Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 19 | South Pass |  |
(#66000754) |
South Pass City 42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37°N 108.913611°W |
Fremont | This was the easiest crossing point of the Continental Divide during the 19th century, serving American pioneers, fur traders, and miners. The access it offered to the Pacific Northwest greatly strengthened the U.S. claim to that region. |
| 20 | Tom Sun Ranch |  |
(#66000753) |
Casper 42°26′36″N 107°13′06″W / 42.443333°N 107.218333°W |
Carbon and Natrona | Tom Sun Ranch was a typical medium-sized ranching operation of the open range period in the 1870s-80s. Tom Sun was a French-Canadian cattleman and frontiersman. |
| 21 | Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters | .jpg) |
(#66000760) |
Chugwater 41°45′17″N 104°49′10″W / 41.754828°N 104.819328°W |
Platte | The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[9] |
| 22 | Union Pacific Railroad Depot | .jpg) |
(#73001934) |
Cheyenne 41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.131667°N 104.814167°W |
Laramie | Railroad depot and related buildings. |
| 23 | Upper Green River Rendezvous Site |  |
(#66000763) |
Daniel 42°52′21″N 110°02′20″W / 42.872505°N 110.038819°W |
Sublette | Location of several Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, a 1,200 acres (490 ha) site on the Green River |
| 24 | Wapiti Ranger Station |  |
(#66000759) |
Wapiti 44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.46388°N 109.61613°W |
Park | First U.S. Forest Service ranger station |
| 25 | Wyoming State Capitol |  |
(#73001935) |
Cheyenne 41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.13983°N 104.81992°W |
Laramie | Current state capitol building |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming. |
- Historic preservation
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming
References
- ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-842.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-565.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-32**.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-567.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-566.
- ↑ National Park Service (2007). "Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569.
External links
- National Historic Landmark Program at the National Park Service
- Lists of National Historic Landmarks
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