Oregon Trail Memorial/Pony Express Monument, Guernsey, WY
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ronjean
N 42° 16.166 W 104° 44.441
13T E 521385 N 4679724
This concrete Memorial honors both the Oregon Trail and the Pony Express on separate faces.
Waymark Code: WMX58V
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2017
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In a city park in Guernsey, the Memorial sets near a playground and picnic table. It was placed by the town to draw attention to the actual historical site. The concrete marker is four feet tall with plaques inset on the faces.
The explanatory plaque reads: To all pioneers who passed this way to win and hold the west. Trail and Register cliff one mile south. Erected by people of Guernsey 1932.
Road of Trail Name: Oregon Trail
State: Wyoming
County: Platte
Historical Significance:
The Trail was used by hundreds of thousands of settlers to the early western US.
Years in use: 34
How you discovered it:
Visiting the site of the Oregon Trail Ruts, a well-known historic site in Wyoming. We stopped for a meal in the nearby town and had a picnic in the park where we discovered the monument.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck is a #1 New York Times Bestseller
Website Explination:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail
Why?:
The trail was a major route to settle the American west. Traders also used this route.
Directions:
The Park is at the intersection of South Dakota Avenue and US Highway 26.
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