Albany County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers are markers, signs, and plaques installed at important historical sites in Albany 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. The oldest marker is in Albany County was built in 1875, the Ames Monument.

Markers + Albany County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers City Landmark name location notes Buford Ames Monument 209 Monument Road Commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad, the First transcontinental railroad marker, National Historic Landmark Buford Old Sherman Cemetery 823 Hermosa Road Used from 1867 to about 1880, The town of Sherman was a Union Pacific station at the highest elevation point of 8,247’ feet. Buford Lonetree on the Laramie Range I-80 center of I-80 Highest point of the railroad's route. Multiple markers at site Buford Tree in the Rock I-80 center of road Tree by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868. Buford Sherman Mountains I-80 center of road Natural features of the erosion of the Sherman Mountains Buford The Gangplank I-80 service road Natural features of the Gangplank, granite rock pass used by the First transcontinental railroad and now the I-80 also.Gankplank discovery accessed March 5, 2013.CentennialCentennial Depot WY 130 in CentennialBuilt in 1907, now the Nici Self Historical Museum. Multiple markers at site.Jelm Woods Landing Dance Hall Intersection of Hansen's Road and WY Hwy 1 Scandinavian log Dance Hall, National Register of Historic Places Laramie Methodist Episcopal Church 150 N. 2nd Street Built in 1869, oldest church building in Wyoming. Laramie Laramie vigilantes at 407 S. 2nd Street 407 S. 2nd Street Vigilantes event on October 18, 1868Laramie Laramie Train Depot600 S. 1st Street Laramie Railroad Depot was built in 1924 to replace the town's original Union Pacific Depot/Hotel that was destroyed by fire in 1917. The depot has a museum and park. Multiple markers at site Laramie First Woman Jury Depot Park 320 S. 1st StreetSite where the first woman jury served in March 1870 Laramie Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument Intersection of I-80 and Highway 210On I-80 16 miles east of Laramie Monument commemorates the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birthday. Multiple markers at site by Phil White. Casper Star Tribune. December 15, 2007. Laramie Henry B. Joy Monument Summit Rest Area, Lincoln Monument A Lincoln Highway marker about Henry B. Joy Laramie Henry Bourne Joy and the Lincoln Highway Lincoln Monument Rest Stop A Lincoln Highway marker Laramie Gateway to the Rockies Lincoln Monument At Lincoln Monument Rest Stop Laramie Ranching from the High Point Lincoln Monument Rest Stop Marks large sheep and cattle herds from the mid 1800s into the 1900s. Laramie Purple Heart Trail Abraham Lincoln Memorial The Purple Heart Trail Medal marker Laramie Telephone Canyon Lincoln Monument Rest Stop The first conversation over this line was held in 1882 Laramie Bath Ranch Herrick Lane (Hwy 12) and I-80 A National Register of Historic Places, one of the first ranches in Albany County. Laramie Bronze Statue of Washakie 1649 Grand Avenue Bronze sculpture of Chief Washakie at Battle of Crowheart Butte Laramie Big Laramie Stage Station 506 Wyoming Highway 23011 miles southeast of Laramie Started in 1849 Overland Trail into Wyoming, historic crossing Laramie Old Overland Trail 822 WY-230 Old Overland Trail 1862 - 1868 Laramie Commemorating Women of Laramie Wyoming Women's History House, 317 S 2nd Street Laramie women who served first on a jury in March 1870 and the Suffrage Act of 1869. Multiple markers at site Laramie Wyoming Territorial Prison 975 Snowy Range Road A National Register of Historic Places, multiple markers at site Laramie Ivinson Mansion 603 E Ivinson Avenue Houses the Laramie Plains Museum. Multiple markers at site Laramie Fort Sanders Intersection of US 287 and Cavalryman Ranch Road Used from 1866-1882 on the emigrant trails Laramie Laramie and Union Pacific Railroad 1502 S 3rd Street Laramie was founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad Laramie Laramie Timeline 301 South First Street Historic Laramie Timeline embedded in a patio Laramie Fort Sanders Guardhouse 151 S Kiowa Street Fort Sanders Established September 5, 1866 Abandoned May 18, 1882 Named after Brigadier General William P. Sanders a National Register of Historic Places Laramie Steen Gronlund 1855 W Curtis Street Steen Gronlund, Citizen Driver. 49 years on the road include 5.34 million accident-free miles. Laramie The Franchise 321 South Second Street Right of women to vote in 1869 Laramie The Overland Trail 3184 Snowy Range Road Overland Trail started in 1825 by William Ashley and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company Medicine Bow Albany County Train Robberies Hwy 30 June 2, 1899 the Union Pacific Overland robbed Medicine Bow Dinosaur Graveyard Hwy 30 About Como Bluff fossil beds of dinosaurs Medicine Bow Geologic Sign Libby Flats off Hwy 30Medicine Bow Mountains geology on Snowy Range Scenic Byway Geologic Signage Installed Off Snowy Range Scenic Byway Rock River Rock Creek trail 4000 County Road 67 Rock Creek on the trail from Fort Halleck and Fort Laramie Tie Siding The Overland Stage Line 36292 U.S Highway 287 The Overland Stage Line from 1862 to 1868 crossed the Colorado-Wyoming boundary line

See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers

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