Carbon County, Wyoming monuments and markers are markers, signs, and plaques installed at important historical sites in Carbon 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.

Markers

+ Carbon County, Wyoming Monuments and Markers City Landmark name location notes Arlington Old Rock Creek Stage Crossing Elk Mountain and Arlington Road near I-80 Overland Trail crossing 1862-1868 Elk MountainOverland TrailMedicine Bow Road and Medicine Bow Ranger Station Road Wagon and stagecoach route through Wyoming and Colorado which connected with the Oregon Trail.Elk MountainWagonhound Tipi RingsI-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road Prehistoric Native American campsite. Multiple markers at site.Elk MountainOld Cherokee TrailI-80 and Elk Mountain Arlington Road Trail ran from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming that was used from 1840s to 1890s.Elk MountainFort Halleck Rattlesnake Pass Road near I-80 Built in 1862, west of the Medicine Bow River at the north base of the Elk Mountain after Henry Wager HalleckEncampment Grand Encampment201 McCaffrey AvenueSite was rendezvous point of Indians and trappers.Medicine Bow Owen Wister405 Lincoln Hwy Wister wrote about pioneer Wyoming ranch life, wrote the 1902 novel The Virginian.Medicine Bow United Air Lines Flight 409 Hwy 130 Bronze memorial plaque was dedicated in the Miner's Camp turnout to the loss of Flight 409.Medicine BowMedicine Bow station405 Lincoln HwyMedicine Bow Union Pacific Depot was built 1912–1919. National Register of Historic Places. Multiple markers at the site. with Medicine Bow George A. Wyman405 U.S Highway 30 George A. Wyman was 1st to across America from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 on motor bike.Muddy GapMuddy GapState Highway 220 and U.S. 287 Muddy Gap at a crossroads on Oregon Trail.Rawlins Rawlins Springs 201 5th Street In 1867, Grenville M. Dodge looking for a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, found Rawlins Springs.Rawlins Rawlins Paint MinesU.S. 287 near Gun Club Road Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.Rawlins William Daley Flagpole 2415 West Pine StreetIn honor of pioneer William Daley (1844-1922) Rawlins Rawlins Paint MinesU.S. 287 near Gun Club Road Ancient reddish rocks, hematite mined from 1870 to the early 1900s.Rawlins Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas 904 West Walnut Street On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna, granting Texas the Texas northern boundary of The Republic of Texas was in Wyoming.Ryan Park Camp Ryan Park Camp Hwy 130 Civilian Conservation Corps camp then World War II Prisoner of war (POW) camp.Saratoga Thomas A. Edison State Highway 70 Edison camped near this spot in 1878, while on a fishing trip. A bamboo fishing pole was used later for a lamp bulb filament.SaratogaSaratoga World War II Veterans Memorial 113 East Bridge Avenue World War II US Army Veterans Memorial.SaratogaStorer - Saratoga Lake Wetland Saratoga Lake Campground Road Wyoming Game and Fish Department wetland.SaratogaOverland TrailPlatte River Crossing Wyoming Highway 130 Overland Trail at the Platte River crossing, 1861 to 1868.Seminoe DamSeminoe Dam Seminoe Dam on North Platte River built in 1939 Sinclair Fenimore Chatterton County Route 347 near I-80 Sixth governor of Wyoming from 1903 to 1905. Sinclair Civil War Cannons 498 Lincoln Avenue US Civil War Cannon use in oil field tank farm equipment. Sinclair The Parco Inn 400 Lincoln Avenue 1925 Inn built by Fisher and Fisher for Frank Kistler, founder of the Producers & Refiners Corporation (PARCO), National Register of Historic Places and Historic district.SinclairFort Fred SteeleCounty Route 347 and I-80 The fort was built in 1868, where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. Multiple markers at the site. Sinclair Post Trader's House Fort Fred Steele Post Trader's House at Fort Fred Steele. Multiple markers at site. Sinclair Ranching Central Fort Steele I-80 rest area at Exit 228 Ranching industry sheep and cattle. Multiple markers at site Sinclair Fort Steele Schoolhouse Fort Fred SteelCounty Route 347 and I-80 Fort schoolhouse built in 1919. Multiple markers at site.SinclairFort Steele Enlisted Men's Barracks Fort Fred SteelCounty Route 347 and I-80 Enlisted Men's Barracks of Fort Steele. Multiple markers at siteWamsutter The Overland Stage Station Route State Highway 789The Overland Stage operated from 1862 to 1868, stopped at the Washakee Station.WamsutterOverland TrailState Highway 789 near I-80 Overland Trail a busy trail in the 1860s for emigrants, freight and mail, and stagecoaches. Ran between the Missouri River and the west coast.

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

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