Wyoming Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the U.S. State of Wyoming that have been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance. The list is made by Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites and is noted for its historical importance. Many of the sites are also listed on US National list.
Wyoming Historical Sites NameLocalitySizeImage Remarks acres ha Ames Monument Albany County Pyramid designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, dedicated to Union Pacific Railroad financiers Oakes and Oliver Ames . Camp Douglas Officers’ Club Douglas World War II internment camp for prisoners of war Connor Battlefield Ranchester Site of the Battle of the Tongue River."Hampton, H. D. "The Powder River Expedition 1865" Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Vol. 14, NO. 4 (Autumn 1964), 4 Fort Bonneville Sublette County Fortified winter camp and fur trading post stablished in 1832 by Captain Benjamin Bonneville Fort Bridger Uinta County United States Army outpost during the Utah War Fort Fetterman Converse County Ruins of wooden fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army Fort Fred Steele Carbon County Ruins of fort established in 1868 by the United States Army Fort Phil Kearny Johnson County United States Army outpost from the 1860s on the Bozeman Trail added = October 15, 1966 Fort Reno Johnson County Site of wooden fortification established in Dakota Territory by the United States Army in 1865. Granger Stage Station Granger Station on the Pony Express (1860-1861) and the Overland Trail Historic Governors' Mansion Cheyenne Governor's mansion from 1905 to 1976 Independence Rock Natrona County Prominent granite landmark for travelers on the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails1 Legend Rock State Archaeological Site Hot Springs County Near vertical cliff with more than 92 prehistoric petroglyph panels and 300 petroglyph figuresLegend Rock. Arts. Parks. History. Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, Web. 27 Mar 2011. <http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/Brochure/LegendRock.pdf>. Medicine Lodge State Archeological Site Big Horn County Sandstone cliff with hundreds of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs Names Hill Lincoln County Bluff near a crossing on the Green River where travelers on the Oregon and California trails carved their names with Oregon Trail Ruts Platte County Remnants of the Oregon Trail's westward migration worn into sandstoneOregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails Piedmont Charcoal Kilns Uinta County Remnants of the charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming*Piedmont Charcoal Kilns Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Platte River Crossing Carbon County Point at which the Overland Trail crossed the North Platte RiverPlatte River Crossing Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Point of Rocks Stage Station Sweetwater County Meeting point of the Overland Trail and the Union Pacific Railroad Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility Laramie County 1962 control center, opened to the public in August 2019 after United States Air Force restoration Register Cliff Platte County Navigational landmark on the Oregon TrailRegister Cliff; Bill Barnhart; Wyoming Recreation Commission; National Park Service, Washington D.C.; April 3, 1970 South Pass City Fremont County Surviving "ghost town" on the Oregon Trail Trail End Sheridan Mansion of cattleman and politician John B. Kendrick Woodruff Cabin Site Hot Springs County Location of the first European-American settlement in the Big Horn Basin LX Bar Ranch State Historic Site Campbell County John B. Kendrick ranch (No public access) Wyoming Territorial Prison Laramie Federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890; state prison from 1890 to 1901
See also List of Wyoming state parks List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum List of the oldest buildings in Wyoming Albany County, Wyoming monuments and markers Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers Wyoming historical monuments and markers
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