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 Independence Rock - Wyoming Posted by:  Hikenutty
N 42° 29.689 W 107° 07.993
13T E 324703 N 4706922
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.
Waymark Code: WM1WAB
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2007
Views: 39
The following information on independence rock is from www.historyglobe.com:
Named for a fur trader's Fourth of July celebration in 1830, this huge rock became one of the most famous of all Oregon Trail landmarks. The giant piece of granite is 1,900 feet long, 700 feet wide, and 128 feet high.
The landmark was a favorite resting place for travelers along the trail. Called the "Great Register of the Desert", more than 5,000 names of early emigrant were carved on this boulder.
Starting the trail in the early spring, emigrants along the Oregon Trail hoped to reach Independence Rock by July 4, Independence Day. If they had not arrived by then, they knew they were behind schedule.
Street address:
SW Natrona County off of Wyoming State Highway 220 ( 60 miles from Casper)
Casper, WY USA
82601
County / Borough / Parish: Natrona
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Exploration/Settlement
Periods of significance: 1825-1874
Historic function: Landscape, Transportation
Current function: Landscape
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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