Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site is a preserved site of wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the North Platte River, about 0.5 miles south of Guernsey, Wyoming. The Oregon Trail here was winding up towards South Pass. Here, wagon wheels, draft animals, and people wore down the trail into a sandstone ridge about two to six feet, during its heavy usage from 1841–1869. The half-mile stretch is "unsurpassed" and is the best-preserved set of Oregon Trail ruts anywhere along its former length.[2]
The site is maintained as a state historic site, and was declared a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[1][2]
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OregonTrailRuts State Historic Site is a preserved site of wagon ruts of the OregonTrail on the North Platte River, about 0.5 miles south of Guernsey...
The OregonTrail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River...
Santa Fe Trail Remains, also known as Santa Fe TrailRuts, are a two-mile (3 km) section of the former 1,200-mile (1,900 km) long Santa Fe Trail, described...
Bozeman Trail in the Powder River Country at the height of the Indian Wars to protect prospective miners traveling the trail north from the OregonTrail to...
signatures State marker and Register Cliff Guernsey State Park OregonTrailOregonTrailRuts (Guernsey, Wyoming) Bill Barnhardt (December 19, 1969). "Register...
to shape the content and character of the nation. The remains of many trailruts can still be observed in various locations throughout the American West...
are visible on the tower when hiking along the 1.3-mile (2.1 km) Tower Trail at Devils Tower National Monument. Over the following 30 years, many climbs...
via the Oregon Treaty, and, lastly, via the Mexican Cession. With the opening of the OregonTrail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail, vast numbers...
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reforestation, campground development of many of the park's trails and campgrounds, trail construction, fire hazard reduction, and fire-fighting work...
"Table 1. Facilities managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails" (PDF). SOAR 2021. Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources...
first transcontinental railroad. Some remnants of wagon ruts along the well-travelled trails are still visible today. Originally, westward movement began...
at South Pass and became a popular stopping-point for migrants on the OregonTrail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its...
half of the California Trail followed the same corridor of networked river valley trails as the OregonTrail and the Mormon Trail, namely the valleys of...
it formed a prominent and well-known landmark on the Oregon, Mormon, and California emigrant trails. Many of these emigrants carved their names on it, and...
sandstones of the Casper Formation. Located about a mile (2 km) south of the OregonTrail, the Natural Bridge was often visited by emigrants traveling west. It...
separate National Historic Landmark, the OregonTrailRuts. Register Cliff, another feature of the OregonTrail listed on the National Register of Historic...
overland mail routes, wagon trains, and military posts along the Oregon and Overland trails. He gave tactical command of the Powder River Expedition, as it...
became a vital resupply point for wagon trains on the OregonTrail, California Trail, and Mormon Trail. The Army established a military post here in 1858...
about 24 miles (40 km) from each. The state park is known for its extensive trail system, fishing reservoirs, and Hynds Lodge, which is listed on the National...
Sites & Trails. State of Wyoming. Retrieved August 30, 2017. "Hot Springs State Park Brochure". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. State of...
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Transportation. U.S. Roads portal Scenic byways in the United States State wildlife trails Distance and termini shown refer to the United States portion of the loop...
cultivated field on the plateau. The ruts leading up from U.S. 30 are gentle swales covered by plants. To the northwest, the ruts appear as cuts in the hillside...
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