Lander Cut-Off North of Big Piney
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brwhiz
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A monument marking the location where US Highway 189 crosses the Lander-Cut-Off of the Oregon/California Trail
Waymark Code: WMB32V
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2011
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A monument erected at this site reads:
To all Pioneers who
passed this way to win
and hold the west
Route of Lander Cut-Off,
first government financed
road in Wyoming. Officially
called Ft. Kearney, South Pass
and Honey Lake Road. Built
in 1858 from Rocky Ridge
to Ft. Hell to provide shorter
route for emigrants
Erected by
Wyoming Historical Landmark Commission
1947
Road of Trail Name: Lander Cut-Off of the California/Oregon (Emigrant) Trail
State: Wyoming
County: Sublette
Historical Significance:
This was the first road financed and built by the federal government in Wyoming.
Years in use: 53 years - 1859-1912
How you discovered it:
Roadside historical markers where it crosses Wyoming highways.
Website Explination:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigrant_Trail_in_Wyoming
Why?:
The Lander Cut-Off provided better traveling conditions for pioneer wagon trains and cut about seven days from the length of the journey to California or Oregon.
Directions:
US Highway 189 just north of Big Piney/Marbleton; west side of the highway.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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