Oregon Trail enters WY -- US 26 nr Torrington WY - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

This small granite marker on the US 26 marks the entry point of the Oregon Trail into Wyoming from Nebraska.

The marker reads as follows:

"The Oregon Trail
Entered Wyoming
At this Point
1841

Erected by the Historical Landmark Commission
of Wyoming
1943"

Road of Trail Name: Oregon Trail State: Wyoming County: Goshen Historical Significance: The Oregon Trail is one of the three major emigrant trails of the 1840s Years in use: 1849-1869 How you discovered it: History classes Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Best of Covered Wagon Women -- Vols. 1 ands 2 by Kenneth Holmes Website Explination: http://octa-trails.org/ Why?: To gain new lands in Oregon territory Directions: US 26 at the WY-NE border

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/07/2013 Benchmark Blasterz visited it