List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming

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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming, of which there are 24. The first designated were two on 19 Dec 1960; the latest was on 20 Sep 2006.

	Landmark name ^[1]	Image	Date listed ^[1]	Locality ^[1]^[2]	County ^[1]	Description ^[3]
1	Expedition Island	image pending	24 Nov 1968	Green River	Sweetwater	An island
2	Fort D.A. Russell		15 May 1975	Cheyenne	Laramie	A fort
3	Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites		19 Dec 1960	Story	Johnson	Another fort
4	Fort Yellowstone		19 Dec 2003	Yellowstone National Park	Park	Yet another fort
5	Heart Mountain Relocation Center		20 Sep 2006	Ralston	Park	An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II
6	Horner Site	image pending	20 Jan 1961	Cody	Park	An archaeological site
7	Independence Rock		20 Jan 1961	Casper	Natrona	A rock
8	Jackson Lake Lodge		31 Jul 2003	Grand Teton National Park	Teton	A lodge
9	Lake Guernsey State Park		25 Sep 1997	Guernsey	Platte	Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures
10	Medicine Wheel		29 Aug 1970	Lovell	Big Horn	A wheel?
11	Murie Ranch Historic District	image pending	17 Feb 2006	Grand Teton National Park^[4]	Teton	A ranch
12	Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums		28 May 1987	Yellowstone National Park 44°43′27″N 110°42′21″W / 44.724241799, -110.705779978	Teton and Park	Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park
13	Obsidian Cliff		19 Jun 1996	Yellowstone National Park	Park	A lithic materials site
14	Old Faithful Inn		28 May 1987	Yellowstone National Park 44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.4578384821, -110.830306123 (Old Faithful Inn)	Teton	National Park Service architecture
15	Oregon Trail Ruts		23 May 1966	Guernsey	Platte	One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2-6 feet into sandstone ridge
16	J. C. Penney Historic District	image pending	02 Jun 1978	Kemmerer	Lincoln	Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here.
17	Sheridan Inn		29 Jan 1964	Sheridan 44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.806826, -106.953328 (Sheridan Inn)	Sheridan	Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody
18	South Pass		20 Jan 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	image pending	19 Dec 1960	Casper	Carbon and Natrona	Another ranch
20	Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters		19 Jul 1964	Chugwater	Platte	Yet another ranch?
21	Union Pacific Railroad Depot		15 Feb 2006	Cheyenne	Laramie	Railroad depot and related buildings; article needs editing to cover properly
22	Upper Green River Rendezvous Site	image pending	05 Nov 1961	Daniel	Sublette	Rendezvous site on the Green River
23	Wapiti Ranger Station		23 May 1963	Wapiti 44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.4638766541, -109.616125919 (Wapiti Ranger Station)	Park	First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
24	Wyoming State Capitol		04 May 1987	Cheyenne 41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.139825, -104.819921 (Wyoming State Capitol)	Laramie	Current state capitol building

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Park Service (November 2007), National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State, <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf>. Retrieved on 9 November 2007 .
^ National Park Service. National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
^ National Park Service. National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database. Retrieved on various dates.
^ National Park Service (2007). Murie Ranch - National Park Week: National Register of Historic Places Celebrates National Park. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.

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