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 located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There are 27 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Wyoming. The first designated were two on December 19, 1960; the latest was on December 23, 2016.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Ames Monument
Ames Monument
 October 31, 2016
(#72001296)		 Sherman
41°07′52″N 105°23′53″W		 Albany A pivotal and highly significant work in the career of Henry Hobson Richardson.[3]
2 Expedition Island
Expedition Island
 October 18, 1968
(#68000056)		 Green River
41°31′23″N 109°28′16″W		 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.
3 Fort D.A. Russell
Fort D.A. Russell
 May 15, 1975
(#69000191)		 Cheyenne
41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W		 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.[4]
4 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		 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.[5]
5 Fort Yellowstone
Fort Yellowstone
 July 31, 2003
(#03001032)		 Yellowstone National Park
44°58′30″N 110°41′53″W		 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.[6]
6 Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
 September 20, 2006
(#85003167)		 Ralston
44°40′18″N 108°56′47″W		 Park An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
7 Hell Gap Paleoindian Site (48GO305) December 23, 2016
(#100000877)		 Guernsey vicinity
42°24′30″N 104°38′22″W		 Goshen
8 Horner Site January 20, 1961
(#66000758)		 Cody
44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W		 Park Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[7]
9 Independence Rock
Independence Rock
 January 20, 1961
(#66000757)		 Casper
42°29′37″N 107°07′46″W		 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.[8]
10 Jackson Lake Lodge
Jackson Lake Lodge
 July 31, 2003
(#03001039)		 Grand Teton National Park
43°52′39″N 110°34′36″W		 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.
11 Lake Guernsey State Park
Lake Guernsey State Park
 September 25, 1997
(#80004051)		 Guernsey
42°18′14″N 104°46′10″W		 Platte Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures
12 Lake Hotel
Lake Hotel
 February 27, 2015
(#91000637)		 North side of Lake Yellowstone St., Yellowstone National Park
44°32′59″N 110°24′00″W		 Teton
13 Medicine Mountain
Medicine Mountain
 August 29, 1970
(#69000184)		 Lovell
44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W		 Big Horn Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
14 Murie Ranch Historic District
Murie Ranch Historic District
 February 17, 2006
(#98001039)		 Grand Teton National Park[9]
43°39′02″N 110°43′37″W		 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.
15 Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
 May 28, 1987
(#87001445)		 Yellowstone National Park
44°43′27″N 110°42′21″W		 Teton and Park Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park
16 Obsidian Cliff
Obsidian Cliff
 June 19, 1996
(#96000973)		 Yellowstone National Park
44°49′08″N 110°43′40″W		 Park An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples.
17 Old Faithful Inn
Old Faithful Inn
 May 28, 1987
(#73000226)		 Yellowstone National Park
44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W		 Teton National Park Service architecture
18 Oregon Trail Ruts
Oregon Trail Ruts
 May 23, 1966
(#66000761)		 Guernsey
42°15′22″N 104°44′58″W		 Platte One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge
19 J. C. Penney Historic District
J. C. Penney Historic District
 June 2, 1978
(#78002830)		 Kemmerer
41°47′41″N 110°32′09″W		 Lincoln Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here.
20 Sheridan Inn
Sheridan Inn
 January 29, 1964
(#66000762)		 Sheridan
44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W		 Sheridan Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody
21 South Pass
South Pass
 January 20, 1961
(#66000754)		 South Pass City
42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W		 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.
22 Tom Sun Ranch
Tom Sun Ranch
 December 19, 1960
(#66000753)		 Casper
42°26′36″N 107°13′06″W		 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.
23 Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
 July 19, 1964
(#66000760)		 Chugwater
41°45′17″N 104°49′10″W		 Platte The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[10]
24 Union Pacific Railroad Depot
Union Pacific Railroad Depot
 February 15, 2006
(#73001934)		 Cheyenne
41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W		 Laramie Railroad depot and related buildings.
25 Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
Upper Green River Rendezvous Site
 November 5, 1961
(#66000763)		 Daniel
42°52′21″N 110°02′20″W		 Sublette Location of several Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, a 1,200 acres (490 ha) site on the Green River
26 Wapiti Ranger Station
Wapiti Ranger Station
 May 23, 1963
(#66000759)		 Wapiti
44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W		 Park First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
27 Wyoming State Capitol
Wyoming State Capitol
 May 4, 1987
(#73001935)		 Cheyenne
41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W		 Laramie Current state capitol building

See also

References
  1. Numbers represent an 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. "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-842 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-565 Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-32** Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-567 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-566 Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. National Park Service (2007). "Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  10. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569 Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.


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