List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming facts for kids
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.
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames Monument |
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(#72001296) |
Sherman 41°07′52″N 105°23′53″W / 41.131111°N 105.398056°W |
Albany | A pivotal and highly significant work in the career of Henry Hobson Richardson. |
| 2 | Expedition Island |
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(#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. |
| 3 | Fort D.A. Russell |
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(#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. |
| 4 | Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites |
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(#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. |
| 5 | Fort Yellowstone |
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(#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. |
| 6 | Heart Mountain Relocation Center |
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(#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 |
| 7 | Hell Gap Paleoindian Site (48GO305) |
(#100000877) |
Guernsey vicinity 42°24′30″N 104°38′22″W / 42.408223°N 104.639407°W |
Goshen | ||
| 8 | Horner site |
(#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. | |
| 9 | Independence Rock |
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(#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. |
| 10 | Jackson Lake Lodge |
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(#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. |
| 11 | Lake Guernsey State Park |
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(#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 |
| 12 | Lake Hotel |
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(#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 | |
| 13 | Medicine Mountain |
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(#69000184) |
Lovell 44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W / 44.8255556°N 107.9208°W |
Big Horn | Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes |
| 14 | Murie Ranch Historic District |
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(#98001039) |
Grand Teton National Park 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. |
| 15 | Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums |
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(#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 |
| 16 | Obsidian Cliff |
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(#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. |
| 17 | Old Faithful Inn |
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(#73000226) |
Yellowstone National Park 44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.45784°N 110.83031°W |
Teton | National Park Service architecture |
| 18 | Oregon Trail Ruts |
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(#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 |
| 19 | J. C. Penney Historic District |
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(#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. |
| 20 | Quebec 01 Launch Control Facility |
(#100009836) |
Chugwater vicinity 41°32′35″N 104°54′05″W / 41.5430°N 104.9015°W |
Laramie | Now a state historic site; launch control facility for a Cold War-era missile complex | |
| 21 | Sheridan Inn |
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(#66000762) |
Sheridan 44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.80683°N 106.95333°W |
Sheridan | Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 22 | South Pass |
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(#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. |
| 23 | Tom Sun Ranch |
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(#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. |
| 24 | Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters |
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(#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. |
| 25 | Union Pacific Railroad Depot |
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(#73001934) |
Cheyenne 41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.131667°N 104.814167°W |
Laramie | Railroad depot and related buildings. |
| 26 | Upper Green River Rendezvous Site |
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(#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 |
| 27 | Wapiti Ranger Station |
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(#66000759) |
Wapiti 44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.46388°N 109.61613°W |
Park | First U.S. Forest Service ranger station |
| 28 | Wyoming State Capitol |
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(#73001935) |
Cheyenne 41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.13983°N 104.81992°W |
Laramie | Current state capitol building |
See also
- Historic preservation
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