List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming

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. 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.

	Landmark name[1]	Image	Date declared[1]	Locality[1][2]	County[1]	Description[2]
1	Expedition Island		01968-11-24 November 24, 1968	Green River	Sweet- water	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		01975-05-15 May 15, 1975	Cheyenne	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		01960-12-19 December 19, 1960	Story	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		02003-07-31 July 31, 2003	Yellowstone National Park	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		02006-09-20 September 20, 2006	Ralston	Park	An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
6	Horner Site		01961-01-20 January 20, 1961	Cody	Park	Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[6]
7	Independence Rock		01961-01-20 January 20, 1961	Casper	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		02003-07-31 July 31, 2003	Grand Teton National Park	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		01997-09-25 September 25, 1997	Guernsey	Platte	Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures
10	Medicine Wheel		01970-08-29 August 29, 1970	Lovell	Big Horn	A native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
11	Murie Ranch Historic District		02006-02-17 February 17, 2006	Grand Teton National Park[8]	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		01987-05-28 May 28, 1987	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 (Norris))	Teton and Park	Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park
13	Obsidian Cliff		01996-06-19 June 19, 1996	Yellowstone National Park	Park	An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples.
14	Old Faithful Inn		01987-05-28 May 28, 1987	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		01966-05-23 May 23, 1966	Guernsey	Platte	One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge
16	J. C. Penney Historic District		01978-06-02 June 2, 1978	Kemmerer	Lincoln	Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here.
17	Sheridan Inn		01964-01-29 January 29, 1964	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		01961-01-20 January 20, 1961	South Pass City	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		01960-12-19 December 19, 1960	Casper	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		01964-07-19 July 19, 1964	Chugwater	Platte	The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[9]
21	Union Pacific Railroad Depot		02006-02-15 February 15, 2006	Cheyenne	Laramie	Railroad depot and related buildings.
22	Upper Green River Rendezvous Site		01961-11-05 November 5, 1961	Daniel	Sublette	Rendezvous site on the Green River
23	Wapiti Ranger Station		01963-05-23 May 23, 1963	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		01987-05-04 May 4, 1987	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

See also

• Historic preservation
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of Registered Historic Places in Wyoming

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm. Retrieved 2007-09-22. 
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". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/ParkWeek/2007/murieranch.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 
9. ^ NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569.

External links

• National Historic Landmark Program at the National Park Service
• Lists of National Historic Landmarks