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 28 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Wyoming. The first designated were two on December 19, 1960; the latest was on December 11, 2023.
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Ames Monument | More images | October 31, 2016 (#72001296) | Sherman 41°07′52″N 105°23′53″W / 41.131111°N 105.398056°W / 41.131111; -105.398056 (Ames Monument) | Albany | A pivotal and highly significant work in the career of Henry Hobson Richardson.[3] |
2 | Expedition Island | October 18, 1968 (#68000056) | Green River 41°31′23″N 109°28′16″W / 41.523°N 109.471°W / 41.523; -109.471 (Expedition Island) | 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. | |
3 | Fort D.A. Russell | More images | May 15, 1975 (#69000191) | Cheyenne 41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W / 41.166389°N 104.862778°W / 41.166389; -104.862778 (Fort D.A. Russell) | 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.[4] |
4 | Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites | More images | December 19, 1960 (#66000756) | Story 44°31′56″N 106°49′35″W / 44.532222°N 106.826389°W / 44.532222; -106.826389 (Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites) | 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.[5] |
5 | Fort Yellowstone | More images | July 31, 2003 (#03001032) | Yellowstone National Park 44°58′30″N 110°41′53″W / 44.975°N 110.698056°W / 44.975; -110.698056 (Fort Yellowstone) | 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.[6] |
6 | Heart Mountain Relocation Center | More images | September 20, 2006 (#85003167) | Ralston 44°40′18″N 108°56′47″W / 44.671667°N 108.946389°W / 44.671667; -108.946389 (Heart Mountain Relocation Center) | Park | An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II |
7 | Hell Gap Paleoindian Site (48GO305) | Upload image | December 23, 2016 (#100000877) | Guernsey vicinity 42°24′30″N 104°38′22″W / 42.408223°N 104.639407°W / 42.408223; -104.639407 (Hell Gap Paleoindian Site (48GO305)) | Goshen | |
8 | Horner site | Upload image | January 20, 1961 (#66000758) | Cody 44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W / 44.555833°N 108.994167°W / 44.555833; -108.994167 (Horner site) | Park | Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[7] |
9 | Independence Rock | More images | January 20, 1961 (#66000757) | Casper 42°29′37″N 107°07′46″W / 42.493611°N 107.129444°W / 42.493611; -107.129444 (Independence Rock) | 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.[8] |
10 | Jackson Lake Lodge | More images | July 31, 2003 (#03001039) | Grand Teton National Park 43°52′39″N 110°34′36″W / 43.8775°N 110.576667°W / 43.8775; -110.576667 (Jackson Lake Lodge) | 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. |
11 | Lake Guernsey State Park | More images | September 25, 1997 (#80004051) | Guernsey 42°18′14″N 104°46′10″W / 42.303889°N 104.769444°W / 42.303889; -104.769444 (Lake Guernsey State Park) | Platte | Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures |
12 | Lake Hotel | More images | February 27, 2015 (#91000637) | North side of Lake Yellowstone St., Yellowstone National Park 44°32′59″N 110°24′00″W / 44.549722°N 110.4°W / 44.549722; -110.4 (Lake Hotel) | Teton | |
13 | Medicine Mountain | More images | August 29, 1970 (#69000184) | Lovell 44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W / 44.8255556°N 107.9208°W / 44.8255556; -107.9208 (Medicine Mountain) | Big Horn | Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes |
14 | Murie Ranch Historic District | More images | February 17, 2006 (#98001039) | Grand Teton National Park[9] 43°39′02″N 110°43′37″W / 43.650556°N 110.726944°W / 43.650556; -110.726944 (Murie Ranch Historic District) | 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. |
15 | Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums | More images | May 28, 1987 (#87001445) | Yellowstone National Park 44°43′27″N 110°42′21″W / 44.72424°N 110.70578°W / 44.72424; -110.70578 (Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums) | Teton and Park | Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park |
16 | Obsidian Cliff | More images | June 19, 1996 (#96000973) | Yellowstone National Park 44°49′08″N 110°43′40″W / 44.8189°N 110.7278°W / 44.8189; -110.7278 (Obsidian Cliff) | Park | An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples. |
17 | Old Faithful Inn | More images | May 28, 1987 (#73000226) | Yellowstone National Park 44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.45784°N 110.83031°W / 44.45784; -110.83031 (Old Faithful Inn) | Teton | National Park Service architecture |
18 | Oregon Trail Ruts | More images | May 23, 1966 (#66000761) | Guernsey 42°15′22″N 104°44′58″W / 42.256111°N 104.749444°W / 42.256111; -104.749444 (Oregon Trail Ruts) | Platte | One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge |
19 | J. C. Penney Historic District | June 2, 1978 (#78002830) | Kemmerer 41°47′41″N 110°32′09″W / 41.794722°N 110.535833°W / 41.794722; -110.535833 (J. C. Penney Historic District) | Lincoln | Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here. | |
20 | Quebec 01 Launch Control Facility | December 11, 2023 (#100009836) | Chugwater vicinity 41°32′35″N 104°54′05″W / 41.5430°N 104.9015°W / 41.5430; -104.9015 (Quebec 01 Launch Control Facility) | Laramie | Now a state historic site; launch control facility for a Cold War-era missile complex | |
21 | Sheridan Inn | More images | January 29, 1964 (#66000762) | Sheridan 44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.80683°N 106.95333°W / 44.80683; -106.95333 (Sheridan Inn) | Sheridan | Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody |
22 | South Pass | More images | January 20, 1961 (#66000754) | South Pass City 42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37°N 108.913611°W / 42.37; -108.913611 (South Pass) | 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. |
23 | Tom Sun Ranch | More images | December 19, 1960 (#66000753) | Casper 42°26′36″N 107°13′06″W / 42.443333°N 107.218333°W / 42.443333; -107.218333 (Tom Sun Ranch) | 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. |
24 | Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters | More images | July 19, 1964 (#66000760) | Chugwater 41°45′17″N 104°49′10″W / 41.754828°N 104.819328°W / 41.754828; -104.819328 (Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters) | Platte | The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[10] |
25 | Union Pacific Railroad Depot | More images | February 15, 2006 (#73001934) | Cheyenne 41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.131667°N 104.814167°W / 41.131667; -104.814167 (Union Pacific Railroad Depot) | Laramie | Railroad depot and related buildings. |
26 | Upper Green River Rendezvous Site | More images | November 5, 1961 (#66000763) | Daniel 42°52′21″N 110°02′20″W / 42.872505°N 110.038819°W / 42.872505; -110.038819 (Upper Green River Rendezvous Site) | Sublette | Location of several Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, a 1,200 acres (490 ha) site on the Green River |
27 | Wapiti Ranger Station | More images | May 23, 1963 (#66000759) | Wapiti 44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.46388°N 109.61613°W / 44.46388; -109.61613 (Wapiti Ranger Station) | Park | First U.S. Forest Service ranger station |
28 | Wyoming State Capitol | More images | May 4, 1987 (#73001935) | Cheyenne 41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.13983°N 104.81992°W / 41.13983; -104.81992 (Wyoming State Capitol) | Laramie | Current state capitol building |
See also
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- Historic preservation
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming
References
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical 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.
- ^ "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-842 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-565 Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-32** Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-567 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-566 Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ National Park Service (2007). "Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park". Retrieved December 16, 2007.
- ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
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