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Wyoming Historical Markers
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Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. This category is for those markers found in the state of Wyoming.
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Wyoming Historical MarkersWagonhound Rest Area - Arlington, WY

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This historical marker talks about the many travelers to cross this route from Native Americans to modern Interstate drivers.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member IJAdventures

location: Wyoming

date approved: 1/24/2014

last visited: 7/1/2016

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Wyoming Historical MarkersAlbany County Train Robberies

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This Wyoming Historical Marker is one of two at the same location on the north side of US Highway 30/287 at Como Bluffs between Medicine Bow and Rock River.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 9/25/2012

last visited: 6/12/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersDinosaur Graveyard

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This Wyoming Historical Marker is the second of two at the same location on the north side of US Highway 30/287 at Como Bluffs between Medicine Bow and Rock River.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 9/25/2012

last visited: 6/12/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersFort Fred Steele

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This marker gives a summary of the history of one of the forts built to protect the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/7/2007

last visited: 7/6/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersLaramie -- Laramie WY

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This Wyoming historical marker at the former Union Pacific Depot explains how the city of Laramie earned its name

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 2/21/2018

last visited: 6/27/2009

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Wyoming Historical MarkersFort Sanders - Laramie, WY

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Ft. Sanders protected travelers along the emigrant trails from 1866 to 1882 as well as crews for the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member IJAdventures

location: Wyoming

date approved: 1/24/2014

last visited: 5/6/2021

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Wyoming Historical MarkersThe Parco Inn

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This Wyoming Historical Marker is located at the east end of the strip park in front of the Parco Inn at the south edge of downtown Sinclair, Wyoming.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 9/22/2012

last visited: never

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Wyoming Historical MarkersWyoming State Penitentiary - Rawlins, Wyoming

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A prison, now open as a museum with tours, has this marker located immediately outside.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/22/2009

last visited: 9/29/2016

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Wyoming Historical MarkersHenry Bourne Joy and the Lincoln Highway - Laramie, WY

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This marker honors the first president of the Lincoln Highway Association.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/7/2007

last visited: 3/22/2022

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Wyoming Historical MarkersThe Purple Heart Trail - Laramie, WY

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A plaque about the Purple Heart Trail at it's highest point in the United States.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Wyoming

date approved: 3/24/2016

last visited: 5/15/2018

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Wyoming Historical MarkersTelephone Canyon - Laramie, WY

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This is one of a few markers at the I-80 rest area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Wyoming

date approved: 8/27/2014

last visited: 11/11/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersGateway to the Rockies - Laramie, WY

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This is one of a few markers at the I-80 rest area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Wyoming

date approved: 8/27/2014

last visited: 7/6/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersRanching from the High Point - Laramie, WY

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This is one of a few markers at the I-80 rest area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Wyoming

date approved: 8/27/2014

last visited: 7/7/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersAmes Monument Historical Plaque

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This attractive plaque stands by the massive Ames monument.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/7/2007

last visited: 8/8/2015

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Wyoming Historical MarkersLonetree on the Laramie Range

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In median of I-80 near Buford.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62

location: Wyoming

date approved: 1/28/2015

last visited: 11/11/2017

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Wyoming Historical MarkersSherman Mountains

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This marker tells about the geology of the nearby mountains.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/7/2007

last visited: 9/29/2016

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Wyoming Historical MarkersTree Rock

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This marker stands by a tree that has fascinated travelers for the past 140 years.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/7/2007

last visited: 9/29/2016

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Wyoming Historical MarkersThe Overland Stage Line

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This Wyoming Historical Marker is located on the east side of US Highway 287 where it crosses the Colorado/Wyoming border.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 3/22/2013

last visited: 9/4/2018

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Wyoming Historical MarkersThe Gangplank -- I-80 Frontage Road, Buford WY

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A Wyoming historical marker along the I-80 in Buford WY

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Wyoming

date approved: 2/22/2018

last visited: 1/12/2022

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Wyoming Historical MarkersDeadwood Trail Marker, near Chugwater, WY

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This marks a stage station on the route between Cheyenne and Fort Laramie, and the route north to Montana and Dakota Territory

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ronjean

location: Wyoming

date approved: 7/28/2011

last visited: 12/15/2014

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Wyoming Historical MarkersIndependence Rock - Wyoming

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This location was famous along the Oregon trail as a place to inscribe your name as you passed by. Many emmigrants left home in the spring, hoping to make it to Independence Rock by July 4th, when people on the trail would gather for a party.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Wyoming

date approved: 7/20/2007

last visited: 9/7/2019

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Wyoming Historical MarkersLaramie Peak - Dwyer Junction, WY

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A Wyoming Historical Marker stands at the scenic overlook at the Dwyer Junction Rest Area, well north of Wheatland, providing some background about the area and Laramie Peak, which you can't miss as you look west.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/19/2020

last visited: never

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Wyoming Historical MarkersOpen Spaces Sustained by Agriculture - Dwyer Junction, WY

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A Wyoming's Agriculture marker stands along the sidewalk leading to the scenic overlook at the Dwyer Junction Rest Area, well north of Wheatland, providing some background about the agriculture that sustains this area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/19/2020

last visited: 9/29/2021

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Wyoming Historical MarkersWildland Diversity - Dwyer Junction, WY

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A Wyoming's Wildlife marker stands along the sidewalk at the edge of the Dwyer Junction Rest Area, well north of Wheatland, noting that, yes, believe it or not, there is a diversity of wildlife to be found in the mountains in the area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil

location: Wyoming

date approved: 6/5/2020

last visited: 9/29/2021

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Wyoming Historical MarkersNo Greater Love - Dwyer Junction, WY

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A marker placed by the Wyoming Highway Patrol stands along the sidewalk at the Dwyer Junction Rest Area, well north of Wheatland, honoring Wyoming Highway Patrolman Chris Logsdon, who was killed in a tragic accident southwest of here in 1998.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil

location: Wyoming

date approved: 5/25/2020

last visited: 9/29/2021

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