Cold Spring campground -- US 26 W of Guernsey WY
N 42° 16.037 W 104° 47.414
13T E 517299 N 4679474
Quick Description: A small grey granite marker marks the Cold Springs campsite on the Oregon Trail in a pull-out on US Hwy 26. The modern Rifle Pit historic marker is in the same pullout nearby.
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 2/4/2014 10:42:53 AM
Waymark Code: WMK2T5
Views: 11
Long Description:
The Cold Springs campsite was an important campground for emigrants in the Oregon-California-Mormon Trail system. A small granite monument marks the spot of this campground, and the rifle pits for the soldiers that protected it.
The marker reads as follows:
"THE OREGON TRAIL
1841
Cold Spring Camping Ground. Rifle Pits on brow of hill 500 feet north.
Erected by
the Historical Landmark Commission
of Wyoming
1943"
Marker Name: Oregon Trail Cold Spring campground
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information:
US 26 pullout W of Guernsey WY
Group Responsible for Placement: Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming
Date Dedicated: 1943
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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