Lander Cut-Off North of Big Piney - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
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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