Sublette Cut-Off at Big Sandy
Posted by: 
brwhiz
N 42° 13.281 W 109° 28.158
12T E 626330 N 4675487
This is the point at which the Sublette Cut-Off departed from the main Emigrant Trail.
Waymark Code: WMB32Z
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2011
Views: 7
To all Pioneers who
passed this way to win
and hold the west
Route of Sublette Cut-Off
from Big Sandy to Bear River
traversed after 1843 by
emigrants to Oregon and
California
Erected by
Wyoming Historical Landmark Commission
1947
Road of Trail Name: Sublette Cut-Off of Emigrant Trail
State: Wyoming
County: Sublette
Historical Significance:
This short-cut shaved 85 miles and about 7 days from the westward journey of the emigrants but subjected them to about 45 miles without water or wood for fires.
Years in use: 15 years - 1844-1859
How you discovered it:
The marker was included on a list of historic markers in Sublette County.
Website Explination:
http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/trailsdemo/sublettegreenwood.htm
Why?:
Emigrants in a hurry to reach their destination on the west coast could shorten their travel time by about 7 days but had to cross 45 miles of desert to do so.
Directions:
US Highway 191 eight miles north of the junction with Wyoming Highway 28 at Farson.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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