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The '''list of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming''' contains the landmarks designated by the [[U.S. Federal Government]] for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wyoming]].
The '''list of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming''' contains the landmarks designated by the [[U.S. Federal Government]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wyoming]].
There are 24 [[National Historic Landmark]]s (NHLs) in Wyoming.
There are 24 [[National Historic Landmark]]s (NHLs) in Wyoming.
The first designated were two on 19 December 1960; the latest was on 20 September 2006.
The first designated were two on 19 December 1960; the latest was on 20 September 2006.


{{NRHP header|NHL}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0"
{{NRHP row|NHL
! scope="col" width="1%" |
|pos=1
! scope="col" width="16%"|Landmark name<ref name="NHLlist">{{cite web | last=National Park Service | date=June 2011 | title = National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State | url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST12.pdf | publisher= | format=PDF| accessdate=2013-03-29}}</ref>
|article=Expedition Island
! scope="col" width="9%" class="unsortable" |Image
|name=Expedition Island
! scope="col" width="5%" |Date declared<ref name=NHLlist/>
|image=Expedition Island Green River Wyoming.jpeg
! scope="col" width="12%" |Locality<ref name=NHLlist/><ref
|date=1968-10-18
name="NHLdat">{{cite web | last = National Park Service | title=National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database | publisher= | url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm | date= | accessdate=2007-09-22 }}</ref>
|address=[[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]]
! scope="col" width="8%" |County<ref name=NHLlist/>
|lat=41.523
! scope="col" width="43%" class="unsortable"|Description<ref name=NHLdat/>
|lon=-109.471
|-
|county=[[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|001|1}}}}
|description= Expedition Island is a park in [[Green River, Wyoming]] that marks the area where Major [[John Wesley Powell]] started an expedition down the [[Green River (Utah)|Green River]] and [[Colorado River]] in 1871.
| [[Expedition Island]]
|refnum=68000056
| align="center" | [[File:Expedition Island Green River Wyoming.jpeg|100px]]
}}
| {{dts|link=off|1968|11|24}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]] <br /><small>{{coord|41.523|-109.471|format=dms|name=Expedition Island|type:landmark}}</small>
|type=NHLD
| [[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]]
|pos=2
| Expedition Island is a park in [[Green River, Wyoming]] that marks the area where Major [[John Wesley Powell]] started an expedition down the [[Green River (Utah)|Green River]] and [[Colorado River]] in 1871.
|article=Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming)
|-
|name=Fort D.A. Russell
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|{{sort|002|2}}}}
| [[Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming)|Fort D.A. Russell]]
|image=Fort David A. Russell, Randall Avenue west of First Street, Cheyenne (Laramie County, Wyoming).jpg
|alt=alt=1997 HABS photo
| align="center" | [[Image:Fort David A. Russell, Randall Avenue west of First Street, Cheyenne (Laramie County, Wyoming).jpg|100px|alt=1997 HABS photo]]
| {{dts|link=off|1975|5|15}}
|date=1975-05-15
| [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.166389|-104.862778|format=dms|name=Fort D.A. Russell|type:landmark}}</small>
|address=[[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]
|lat=41.166389
| [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|lon=-104.862778
| In 1867, the fort was established to protect workers for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. In 1871, it was base to the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]] scout battalion.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=842&ResourceType=District NPS-gov-842].</ref>
|county=[[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|-
|description= In 1867, the fort was established to protect workers for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. In 1871, it was base to the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]] scout battalion.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=842&ResourceType=District NPS-gov-842].</ref>
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|003|3}}}}
|refnum=69000191
| [[Fort Phil Kearny|Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites]]
}}
| align="center" | [[Image:Fort Phil Kearney.JPG|100px]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| {{dts|link=off|1960|12|19}}
|pos=3
| [[Story, Wyoming|Story]] <br /><small>{{coord|44.532222|-106.826389|format=dms|name=Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites|type:landmark}}</small>
|article=Fort Phil Kearny
| [[Johnson County, Wyoming|Johnson]]
|name=Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
| Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the [[United States Army]] that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the [[Bozeman Trail]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=565&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-565].</ref>
|image=Fort Phil Kearney.JPG
|-
|date=1960-12-19
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|004|4}}}}
|address=[[Story, Wyoming|Story]]
| [[Fort Yellowstone]]
|lat=44.532222
| align="center" | [[Image:Fort Yellowstone-750px.jpg|100px|alt=Photograph of Fort Yellowstone, showing several Army buildings, modern motor vehicles, and the wide-open Yellowstone landscape in the background.]]
|lon=-106.826389
| {{dts|link=off|2003|7|31}}
|county=[[Johnson County, Wyoming|Johnson]]
| [[Yellowstone National Park]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.975|-110.698056|format=dms|name=Fort Yellowstone|type:landmark}}</small>
|description= Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the [[United States Army]] that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the [[Bozeman Trail]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=565&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-565].</ref>
| [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|refnum=66000756
| Fort Yellowstone is a former [[United States Army]] base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of [[Yellowstone National Park]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=32060123&ResourceType=District NPS-gov-32**].</ref>
}}
|-
{{NRHP row|NHL
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|005|5}}}}
|pos=4
| [[Heart Mountain War Relocation Center|Heart Mountain Relocation Center]]
|article=Fort Yellowstone
| align="center" | [[Image:Heart mountain marker with mountain behind.jpg|100px]]
|name=Fort Yellowstone
| {{dts|link=off|2006|9|20}}
|image=Fort Yellowstone-750px.jpg
| [[Ralston, Wyoming|Ralston]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.671667|-108.946389|format=dms|name=Heart Mountain Relocation Center|type:landmark}}</small>
|alt=alt=Photograph of Fort Yellowstone, showing several Army buildings, modern motor vehicles, and the wide-open Yellowstone landscape in the background.
| [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|date=2003-07-31
| An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
|address=[[Yellowstone National Park]]
|-
|lat=44.975
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|006|6}}}}
|lon=-110.698056
| [[Horner Site]]
|county=[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|
|description= Fort Yellowstone is a former [[United States Army]] base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of [[Yellowstone National Park]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=32060123&ResourceType=District NPS-gov-32**].</ref>
| {{dts|link=off|1961|1|20}}
|refnum=03001032
| [[Cody, Wyoming|Cody]]<br><small>{{coord|44.555833|-108.994167|format=dms|display=inline|name=Horner Site|type:landmark}}</small>
}}
| [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| Non-public [[archaeological site]] yielding evidence of a [[flint tool]] culture, with occupation dating back to [[5000 BC]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=567&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-567].</ref>
|pos=5
|-
|article=Heart Mountain War Relocation Center
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|007|7}}}}
|name=Heart Mountain Relocation Center
| [[Independence Rock (Wyoming)|Independence Rock]]
|image=Heart mountain marker with mountain behind.jpg
| align="center" | [[Image:IndependenceRock2.jpg|100px|alt=Photograph of Independence Rock with sage-steppe vegetation in the foreground and the rock rising high abainst a clear sky.]]
|date=2006-09-20
| {{dts|link=off|1961|1|20}}
|address=[[Ralston, Wyoming|Ralston]]
| [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]] <br /><small>{{coord|42.493611|-107.129444|format=dms|name=Independence Rock|type:landmark}}</small>
|lat=44.671667
| [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
|lon=-108.946389
| Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130&nbsp;ft (40 m) high, which served as a landmark on the [[Oregon Trail]] and [[California Trail]] in southwestern Natrona County.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=566&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-566].</ref>
|county=[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|-
|description= An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|008|8}}}}
|refnum=85003167
| [[Jackson Lake Lodge]]
}}
| align="center" | [[Image:Jackson Lake Lodge.JPG|100px|alt=Photograph of the Jackson Lake Lodge, a modern structure with many horizontal lines among the vertical trees of Grand Teton National Park.]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| {{dts|link=off|2003|7|31}}
|pos=6
| [[Grand Teton National Park]] <br /><small>{{coord|43.8775|-110.576667|format=dms|name=Jackson Lake Lodge|type:landmark}}</small>
|article=Horner Site
| [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
|name=Horner Site
| Designed by architect [[Gilbert Stanley Underwood]] and completed in 1955, the lodge built in [[International style (architecture)|International style]] represents a break from the traditional rustic style of architecture used by the National Park Service.
|date=1961-01-20
|-
|address=[[Cody, Wyoming|Cody]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|{{sort|009|9}}}}
|lat=44.555833
| [[Guernsey State Park|Lake Guernsey State Park]]
|lon=-108.994167
| align="center" | [[Image:Guernsey State Park Museum, Highway 317, Guernsey (Platte County, Wyoming).jpg|100px|1974 HABS photo]]
|county=[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
| {{dts|link=off|1997|9|25}}
|description= Non-public [[archaeological site]] yielding evidence of a [[flint tool]] culture, with occupation dating back to [[5000 BC]].<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=567&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-567].</ref>
| [[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]] <br /><small>{{coord|42.303889|-104.769444|format=dms|name=Lake Guernsey State Park|type:landmark}}</small>
|refnum=66000758
| [[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
}}
| Model [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]-built state park buildings and structures
{{NRHP row|NHL
|-
|pos=7
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|010|10}}}}
|article=Independence Rock (Wyoming)
| [[Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark|Medicine Mountain]]
|name=Independence Rock
| align="center" | [[File:MedicineWheel.jpg|100px]]
|image=IndependenceRock2.jpg
| {{dts|link=off|1970|8|29}}
|alt=alt=Photograph of Independence Rock with sage-steppe vegetation in the foreground and the rock rising high abainst a clear sky.
| [[Lovell, Wyoming|Lovell]]<br /><small>{{coord|44|49|32|N|107|55|15|W|format=dms|display=inline|name=Medicine Wheel|type:landmark}}</small>
|date=1961-01-20
| [[Big Horn County, Wyoming|Big Horn]]
|address=[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]
| Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
|lat=42.493611
|-
|lon=-107.129444
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|{{sort|011|11}}}}
|county=[[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
| [[Murie Ranch Historic District]]
|description= Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130 ft (40 m) high, which served as a landmark on the [[Oregon Trail]] and [[California Trail]] in southwestern Natrona County.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=566&ResourceType=Site NPS-gov-566].</ref>
| align="center" | [[Image:Murie Ranch, Estes Cabin.jpg|100px|alt=Estes Cabin, Murie Ranch]]
|refnum=66000757
| {{dts|link=off|2006|2|17}}
}}
| [[Grand Teton National Park]]<ref name = "NPWMurie">{{cite web | last = National Park Service | first = | authorlink = National Park Service | coauthors = | title = Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park | work = | publisher = | year = 2007 | url = http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/ParkWeek/2007/murieranch.htm | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-16 }}</ref> <br /><small>{{coord|43.650556|-110.726944|format=dms|name=Murie Ranch Historic District|type:landmark}}</small>
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
|pos=8
| A group of several cabins in [[Grand Teton National Park]] that were owned by naturalist [[Olaus Murie]], his wife [[Margaret Murie]] and scientist [[Adolph Murie]] and his wife Louise in the 1940s.
|article=Jackson Lake Lodge
|-
|name=Jackson Lake Lodge
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|012|12}}}}
|image=Jackson Lake Lodge.JPG
| [[Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums]]
|alt=alt=Photograph of the Jackson Lake Lodge, a modern structure with many horizontal lines among the vertical trees of Grand Teton National Park.
| align="center" | [[Image:Fishing Bridge Museum.JPG|100px|alt=Exterior photograph of the Fishing Bridge Museum, showing the rustic log construction.]]
|date=2003-07-31
| {{dts|link=off|1987|5|28}}
|address=[[Grand Teton National Park]]
| [[Yellowstone National Park]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.72424|-110.70578|format=dms|name=Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums (Norris)|type:landmark}}</small>
|lat=43.8775
| [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]] and [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|lon=-110.576667
| Three "trailside museums" in [[National Park Service Rustic]] style within [[Yellowstone National Park]]
|county=[[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
|-
|description= Designed by architect [[Gilbert Stanley Underwood]] and completed in 1955, the lodge built in [[International style (architecture)|International style]] represents a break from the traditional rustic style of architecture used by the National Park Service.
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|013|13}}}}
|refnum=03001039
| [[Obsidian Cliff]]
}}
| align="center" | [[Image:Obsidian cliff.jpg|100px|alt=Obsidian Cliff]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| {{dts|link=off|1996|6|19}}
|type=NHLD
| [[Yellowstone National Park]] <br /><small>{{coord|44.8189|-110.7278|format=dms|display=inline|name=Obsidian Cliff|type:landmark}}</small>
|pos=9
| [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|article=Guernsey State Park
| An exposure of [[obsidian]] (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of [[Stone tool|lithic]] materials for prehistoric peoples.
|name=Lake Guernsey State Park
|-
|image=Guernsey State Park Museum, Highway 317, Guernsey (Platte County, Wyoming).jpg
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|014|14}}}}
|alt=1974 HABS photo
| [[Old Faithful Inn]]
|date=1997-09-25
| align="center" | [[Image:Old Faithful Inn interior wide.jpg|100px]]
|address=[[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]]
| {{dts|link=off|1987|5|28}}
|lat=42.303889
| [[Yellowstone National Park]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.45784|-110.83031|format=dms|name=Old Faithful Inn|type:landmark}}</small>
|lon=-104.769444
| [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
|county=[[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
| National Park Service architecture
|description= Model [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]-built state park buildings and structures
|-
|refnum=80004051
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|015|15}}}}
}}
| [[Oregon Trail Ruts (Guernsey, Wyoming)|Oregon Trail Ruts]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| align="center" | [[Image:OregonTrailRutsPhilKonstantin.jpg|100px]]
|pos=10
| {{dts|link=off|1966|5|23}}
|article=Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark
| [[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]] <br /><small>{{coord|42.256111|-104.749444|format=dms|name=Oregon Trail Ruts|display=inline|type:landmark}}</small>
|name=Medicine Mountain
| [[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
|image=MedicineWheel.jpg
| One half&nbsp;mile long section of [[Oregon Trail]], worn 2–6&nbsp;feet into sandstone ridge
|date=1970-08-29
|-
|address=[[Lovell, Wyoming|Lovell]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|{{sort|016|16}}}}
|lat=44.82555555555556
| {{sort|Penney|[[J. C. Penney Historic District]]}}
|lon=-107.92083333333333
| align="center" | [[Image:Jcpenney-mother-store.jpg|100px]]
|county=[[Big Horn County, Wyoming|Big Horn]]
| {{dts|link=off|1978|6|2}}
|description= Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
| [[Kemmerer, Wyoming|Kemmerer]] <br /><small>{{coord|41.794722|-110.535833|format=dms|name=J. C. Penney Historic District|type:landmark}}</small>
|refnum=69000184
| [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln]]
}}
| Buildings associated with [[James Cash Penney]]'s founding of [[J. C. Penney]] department store chain here.
{{NRHP row|NHL
|-
|type=NHLD
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|017|17}}}}
|pos=11
| [[Sheridan Inn]]
|article=Murie Ranch Historic District
| align="center" | [[Image:Sheridan Inn, Sheridan (Sheridan County, Wyoming).jpg|100px|HABS photo]]
|name=Murie Ranch Historic District
| {{dts|link=off|1964|1|29}}
|image=Murie Ranch, Estes Cabin.jpg
| [[Sheridan, Wyoming|Sheridan]] <br /><small>{{coord|44.80683|-106.95333|format=dms|name=Sheridan Inn|type:landmark}}</small>
|alt=alt=Estes Cabin, Murie Ranch
| [[Sheridan County, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
|date=2006-02-17
| Inn operated by [[Buffalo Bill Cody]]
|address=[[Grand Teton National Park]]<ref name = "NPWMurie">{{cite web | last = National Park Service | first = | authorlink = National Park Service | coauthors = | title = Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park | work = | publisher = | year = 2007 | url = http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/ParkWeek/2007/murieranch.htm | doi = | accessdate = 2007-12-16 }}</ref>
|-
|lat=43.650556
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|018|18}}}}
|lon=-110.726944
| [[South Pass (Wyoming)|South Pass]]
|county=[[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
| align="center" | [[Image:DSCN6109 pacificspringsandsouthpass e 600.jpg|100px|[[South Pass (Wyoming)|South Pass]], seen from the west looking eastward towards Pacific Springs]]
|description= A group of several cabins in [[Grand Teton National Park]] that were owned by naturalist [[Olaus Murie]], his wife [[Margaret Murie]] and scientist [[Adolph Murie]] and his wife Louise in the 1940s.
| {{dts|link=off|1961|1|20}}
|refnum=98001039
| [[South Pass City, Wyoming|South Pass City]] <br /><small>{{coord|42.37|-108.913611|format=dms|name=South Pass|display=inline|type:landmark}}</small>
}}
| [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| This was the easiest crossing point of the [[Continental Divide]] during the 19th century, serving American [[Oregon Trail|pioneers]], [[fur trade]]rs, and [[Mining|miners]]. The access it offered to the [[Pacific Northwest]] greatly strengthened the [[United States|U.S.]] claim to that region.
|pos=12
|-
|article=Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|019|19}}}}
|name=Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
| {{sort|Sun|[[Tom Sun Ranch]]}}
|image=Fishing Bridge Museum.JPG
| align="center" | [[File:Tom Sun Ranch.jpg|100px]]
|alt=alt=Exterior photograph of the Fishing Bridge Museum, showing the rustic log construction.
| {{dts|link=off|1960|12|19}}
|date=1987-05-28
| [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]<br /><small>{{coord|42.443333|-107.218333|format=dms|name=Tom Sun Ranch|type:landmark}}</small>
|address=[[Yellowstone National Park]]
| [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]] and [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
|lat=44.72424
| Tom Sun Ranch was a typical medium-sized ranching operation of the open range period in the 1870s-80s. [[Tom Sun]] was a French-Canadian cattleman and [[frontiersman]].
|lon=-110.70578
|-
|county=[[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]] and [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|020|20}}}}
|description= Three "trailside museums" in [[National Park Service Rustic]] style within [[Yellowstone National Park]]
| [[Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters]]
|refnum=87001445
| align="center" | [[Image:Swan Land & Cattle Company, State Route 313, Chugwater (Platte County, Wyoming).jpg|100px|1974 HABS photo]]
}}
| {{dts|link=off|1964|7|19}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Chugwater, Wyoming|Chugwater]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.754828|-104.819328|format=dms|name=Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters|type:landmark}}</small>
|pos=13
| [[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
|article=Obsidian Cliff
| The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in [[Scotland]] in 1883.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=569&ResourceType=Building NPS-gov-569].</ref>
|name=Obsidian Cliff
|-
|image=Obsidian cliff.jpg
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|021|21}}}}
|alt=alt=Obsidian Cliff
| [[Wyoming Transportation Museum|Union Pacific Railroad Depot]]
|date=1996-06-19
| align="center" | [[Image:Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne (Laramie County, Wyoming).jpg|100px|HABS photo]]
|address=[[Yellowstone National Park]]
| {{dts|link=off|2006|2|15}}
|lat=44.8189
| [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.131667|-104.814167|format=dms|name=Union Pacific Railroad Depot|type:landmark}}</small>
|lon=-110.7278
| [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|county=[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
| Railroad depot and related buildings.
|description= An exposure of [[obsidian]] (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of [[Stone tool|lithic]] materials for prehistoric peoples.
|-
|refnum=96000973
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|022|22}}}}
}}
| [[Upper Green River Rendezvous Site]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| align="center" | [[File:Upper Green River Rendezvous Site.jpg|100px]]
|pos=14
| {{dts|link=off|1961|11|5}}
|article=Old Faithful Inn
| [[Daniel, Wyoming|Daniel]] <br /><small>{{coord|42.872505|-110.038819|format=dms|name=Upper Green River Rendezvous Site|display=inline|type:landmark}}</small>
|name=Old Faithful Inn
| [[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette]]
|image=Old Faithful Inn interior wide.jpg
| Location of several [[Rocky Mountain Rendezvous]], a {{convert|1200|acre|ha}} site on the [[Green River (Utah)|Green River]]
|date=1987-05-28
|-
|address=[[Yellowstone National Park]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|023|23}}}}
|lat=44.45784
| [[Wapiti Ranger Station]]
|lon=-110.83031
| align="center" | [[Image:Wapiti Ranger Station.jpg|100px|Wapiti Ranger Station.]]
|county=[[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
| {{dts|link=off|1963|5|23}}
|description= National Park Service architecture
| [[Wapiti, Wyoming|Wapiti]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.46388|-109.61613|format=dms|name=Wapiti Ranger Station|type:landmark}}</small>
|refnum=73000226
| [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
}}
| First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
{{NRHP row|NHL
|-
|pos=15
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|{{sort|024|24}}}}
|article=Oregon Trail Ruts (Guernsey, Wyoming)
| [[Wyoming State Capitol]]
|name=Oregon Trail Ruts
| align="center" | [[Image:DSCN5263 cheyennewyomingcapitolfront e.jpg|100px]]
|image=OregonTrailRutsPhilKonstantin.jpg
| {{dts|link=off|1987|5|4}}
|date=1966-05-23
| [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.13983|-104.81992|format=dms|name=Wyoming State Capitol|type:landmark}}</small>
| [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|address=[[Guernsey, Wyoming|Guernsey]]
|lat=42.256111
| Current state [[List of state capitols in the United States|capitol]] building
|lon=-104.749444
|county=[[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
|description= One half mile long section of [[Oregon Trail]], worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge
|refnum=66000761
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|type=NHLD
|pos=16
|article=J. C. Penney Historic District
|name=J. C. Penney Historic District
|image=Jcpenney-mother-store.jpg
|date=1978-06-02
|address=[[Kemmerer, Wyoming|Kemmerer]]
|lat=41.794722
|lon=-110.535833
|county=[[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln]]
|description= Buildings associated with [[James Cash Penney]]'s founding of [[J. C. Penney]] department store chain here.
|refnum=78002830
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=17
|article=Sheridan Inn
|name=Sheridan Inn
|image=Sheridan Inn, Sheridan (Sheridan County, Wyoming).jpg
|alt=HABS photo
|date=1964-01-29
|address=[[Sheridan, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
|lat=44.80683
|lon=-106.95333
|county=[[Sheridan County, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
|description= Inn operated by [[Buffalo Bill Cody]]
|refnum=66000762
|commonscat=Sheridan Inn (Wyoming)
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=18
|article=South Pass (Wyoming)
|name=South Pass
|image=DSCN6109 pacificspringsandsouthpass e 600.jpg
|alt=South Pass, seen from the west looking eastward towards Pacific Springs
|date=1961-01-20
|address=[[South Pass City, Wyoming|South Pass City]]
|lat=42.37
|lon=-108.913611
|county=[[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont]]
|description= This was the easiest crossing point of the [[Continental Divide]] during the 19th century, serving American [[Oregon Trail|pioneers]], [[fur trade]]rs, and [[Mining|miners]]. The access it offered to the [[Pacific Northwest]] greatly strengthened the [[United States|U.S.]] claim to that region.
|refnum=66000754
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=19
|article=Tom Sun Ranch
|name=Tom Sun Ranch
|image=Tom Sun Ranch.jpg
|date=1960-12-19
|address=[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]
|lat=42.443333
|lon=-107.218333
|county=[[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]] and [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
|description= Tom Sun Ranch was a typical medium-sized ranching operation of the open range period in the 1870s-80s. [[Tom Sun]] was a French-Canadian cattleman and [[frontiersman]].
|refnum=66000753
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=20
|article=Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
|name=Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
|image=Swan Land & Cattle Company, State Route 313, Chugwater (Platte County, Wyoming).jpg
|alt=1974 HABS photo
|date=1964-07-19
|address=[[Chugwater, Wyoming|Chugwater]]
|lat=41.754828
|lon=-104.819328
|county=[[Platte County, Wyoming|Platte]]
|description= The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in [[Scotland]] in 1883.<ref>NPS webpage, March 2009: [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=569&ResourceType=Building NPS-gov-569].</ref>
|refnum=66000760
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=21
|article=Wyoming Transportation Museum
|name=Union Pacific Railroad Depot
|image=Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne (Laramie County, Wyoming).jpg
|alt=HABS photo
|date=2006-02-15
|address=[[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]
|lat=41.131667
|lon=-104.814167
|county=[[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|description= Railroad depot and related buildings.
|refnum=73001934
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=22
|article=Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
|name=Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
|image=Upper Green River Rendezvous Site.jpg
|date=1961-11-05
|address=[[Daniel, Wyoming|Daniel]]
|lat=42.872505
|lon=-110.038819
|county=[[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette]]
|description= Location of several [[Rocky Mountain Rendezvous]], a {{convert|1200|acre|ha}} site on the [[Green River (Utah)|Green River]]
|refnum=66000763
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=23
|article=Wapiti Ranger Station
|name=Wapiti Ranger Station
|image=Wapiti Ranger Station.jpg
|alt=Wapiti Ranger Station.
|date=1963-05-23
|address=[[Wapiti, Wyoming|Wapiti]]
|lat=44.46388
|lon=-109.61613
|county=[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
|description= First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
|refnum=66000759
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=24
|article=Wyoming State Capitol
|name=Wyoming State Capitol
|image=DSCN5263 cheyennewyomingcapitolfront e.jpg
|date=1987-05-04
|address=[[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]
|lat=41.13983
|lon=-104.81992
|county=[[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie]]
|description= Current state [[List of state capitols in the United States|capitol]] building
|refnum=73001935
}}
|}
|}


Revision as of 19:25, 9 August 2014

The list of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There are 24 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Wyoming. The first designated were two on 19 December 1960; the latest was on 20 September 2006.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Expedition Island
Expedition Island
Expedition Island
 October 18, 1968
(#68000056) 		Green River
41°31′23″N 109°28′16″W / 41.523°N 109.471°W / 41.523; -109.471 (Expedition Island) 		Sweetwater Expedition Island is a park in Green River, Wyoming that marks the area where Major John Wesley Powell started an expedition down the Green River and Colorado River in 1871.
2 Fort D.A. Russell
alt=1997 HABS photo
Fort D.A. Russell
 May 15, 1975
(#69000191) 		Cheyenne
41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W / 41.166389°N 104.862778°W / 41.166389; -104.862778 (Fort D.A. Russell) 		Laramie In 1867, the fort was established to protect workers for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1871, it was base to the Pawnee scout battalion.[3]
3 Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
 December 19, 1960
(#66000756) 		Story
44°31′56″N 106°49′35″W / 44.532222°N 106.826389°W / 44.532222; -106.826389 (Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites) 		Johnson Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail.[4]
4 Fort Yellowstone
alt=Photograph of Fort Yellowstone, showing several Army buildings, modern motor vehicles, and the wide-open Yellowstone landscape in the background.
Fort Yellowstone
 July 31, 2003
(#03001032) 		Yellowstone National Park
44°58′30″N 110°41′53″W / 44.975°N 110.698056°W / 44.975; -110.698056 (Fort Yellowstone) 		Park Fort Yellowstone is a former United States Army base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of Yellowstone National Park.[5]
5 Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
 September 20, 2006
(#85003167) 		Ralston
44°40′18″N 108°56′47″W / 44.671667°N 108.946389°W / 44.671667; -108.946389 (Heart Mountain Relocation Center) 		Park An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
6 Horner Site Upload image January 20, 1961
(#66000758) 		Cody
44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W / 44.555833°N 108.994167°W / 44.555833; -108.994167 (Horner Site) 		Park Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[6]
7 Independence Rock
alt=Photograph of Independence Rock with sage-steppe vegetation in the foreground and the rock rising high abainst a clear sky.
Independence Rock
 January 20, 1961
(#66000757) 		Casper
42°29′37″N 107°07′46″W / 42.493611°N 107.129444°W / 42.493611; -107.129444 (Independence Rock) 		Natrona Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130 ft (40 m) high, which served as a landmark on the Oregon Trail and California Trail in southwestern Natrona County.[7]
8 Jackson Lake Lodge
alt=Photograph of the Jackson Lake Lodge, a modern structure with many horizontal lines among the vertical trees of Grand Teton National Park.
Jackson Lake Lodge
 July 31, 2003
(#03001039) 		Grand Teton National Park
43°52′39″N 110°34′36″W / 43.8775°N 110.576667°W / 43.8775; -110.576667 (Jackson Lake Lodge) 		Teton Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and completed in 1955, the lodge built in International style represents a break from the traditional rustic style of architecture used by the National Park Service.
9 Lake Guernsey State Park
1974 HABS photo
Lake Guernsey State Park
 September 25, 1997
(#80004051) 		Guernsey
42°18′14″N 104°46′10″W / 42.303889°N 104.769444°W / 42.303889; -104.769444 (Lake Guernsey State Park) 		Platte Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures
10 Medicine Mountain
Medicine Mountain
Medicine Mountain
 August 29, 1970
(#69000184) 		Lovell
44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W / 44.82555555555556°N 107.92083333333333°W / 44.82555555555556; -107.92083333333333 (Medicine Mountain) 		Big Horn Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
11 Murie Ranch Historic District
alt=Estes Cabin, Murie Ranch
Murie Ranch Historic District
 February 17, 2006
(#98001039) 		Grand Teton National Park[8]
43°39′02″N 110°43′37″W / 43.650556°N 110.726944°W / 43.650556; -110.726944 (Murie Ranch Historic District) 		Teton A group of several cabins in Grand Teton National Park that were owned by naturalist Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise in the 1940s.
12 Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
alt=Exterior photograph of the Fishing Bridge Museum, showing the rustic log construction.
Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
 May 28, 1987
(#87001445) 		Yellowstone National Park
44°43′27″N 110°42′21″W / 44.72424°N 110.70578°W / 44.72424; -110.70578 (Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums) 		Teton and Park Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park
13 Obsidian Cliff
alt=Obsidian Cliff
Obsidian Cliff
 June 19, 1996
(#96000973) 		Yellowstone National Park
44°49′08″N 110°43′40″W / 44.8189°N 110.7278°W / 44.8189; -110.7278 (Obsidian Cliff) 		Park An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples.
14 Old Faithful Inn
Old Faithful Inn
Old Faithful Inn
 May 28, 1987
(#73000226) 		Yellowstone National Park
44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.45784°N 110.83031°W / 44.45784; -110.83031 (Old Faithful Inn) 		Teton National Park Service architecture
15 Oregon Trail Ruts
Oregon Trail Ruts
Oregon Trail Ruts
 May 23, 1966
(#66000761) 		Guernsey
42°15′22″N 104°44′58″W / 42.256111°N 104.749444°W / 42.256111; -104.749444 (Oregon Trail Ruts) 		Platte One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge
16 J. C. Penney Historic District
J. C. Penney Historic District
J. C. Penney Historic District
 June 2, 1978
(#78002830) 		Kemmerer
41°47′41″N 110°32′09″W / 41.794722°N 110.535833°W / 41.794722; -110.535833 (J. C. Penney Historic District) 		Lincoln Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here.
17 Sheridan Inn
HABS photo
Sheridan Inn
More images
 January 29, 1964
(#66000762) 		Sheridan
44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.80683°N 106.95333°W / 44.80683; -106.95333 (Sheridan Inn) 		Sheridan Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody
18 South Pass
South Pass, seen from the west looking eastward towards Pacific Springs
South Pass
 January 20, 1961
(#66000754) 		South Pass City
42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37°N 108.913611°W / 42.37; -108.913611 (South Pass) 		Fremont This was the easiest crossing point of the Continental Divide during the 19th century, serving American pioneers, fur traders, and miners. The access it offered to the Pacific Northwest greatly strengthened the U.S. claim to that region.
19 Tom Sun Ranch
Tom Sun Ranch
Tom Sun Ranch
 December 19, 1960
(#66000753) 		Casper
42°26′36″N 107°13′06″W / 42.443333°N 107.218333°W / 42.443333; -107.218333 (Tom Sun Ranch) 		Carbon and Natrona Tom Sun Ranch was a typical medium-sized ranching operation of the open range period in the 1870s-80s. Tom Sun was a French-Canadian cattleman and frontiersman.
20 Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
1974 HABS photo
Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
 July 19, 1964
(#66000760) 		Chugwater
41°45′17″N 104°49′10″W / 41.754828°N 104.819328°W / 41.754828; -104.819328 (Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters) 		Platte The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[9]
21 Union Pacific Railroad Depot
HABS photo
Union Pacific Railroad Depot
 February 15, 2006
(#73001934) 		Cheyenne
41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.131667°N 104.814167°W / 41.131667; -104.814167 (Union Pacific Railroad Depot) 		Laramie Railroad depot and related buildings.
22 Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
 November 5, 1961
(#66000763) 		Daniel
42°52′21″N 110°02′20″W / 42.872505°N 110.038819°W / 42.872505; -110.038819 (Upper Green River Rendezvous Site) 		Sublette Location of several Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, a 1,200 acres (490 ha) site on the Green River
23 Wapiti Ranger Station
Wapiti Ranger Station.
Wapiti Ranger Station
 May 23, 1963
(#66000759) 		Wapiti
44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.46388°N 109.61613°W / 44.46388; -109.61613 (Wapiti Ranger Station) 		Park First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
24 Wyoming State Capitol
Wyoming State Capitol
Wyoming State Capitol
 May 4, 1987
(#73001935) 		Cheyenne
41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.13983°N 104.81992°W / 41.13983; -104.81992 (Wyoming State Capitol) 		Laramie Current state capitol building

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References

  1. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-842.
  4. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-565.
  5. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-32**.
  6. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-567.
  7. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-566.
  8. ^ National Park Service (2007). "Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park". Retrieved 2007-12-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569.
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