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 25 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Wyoming. The first designated were two on 19 December 1960; the latest was on 27 February 2015.

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[2]	Location	County	Description
1	Expedition Island		October 18, 1968 (#68000056)	Green River 41°31′23″N 109°28′16″W / 41.523°N 109.471°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.
2	Fort D.A. Russell		May 15, 1975 (#69000191)	Cheyenne 41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W / 41.166389°N 104.862778°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.[3]
3	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	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		July 31, 2003 (#03001032)	Yellowstone National Park 44°58′30″N 110°41′53″W / 44.975°N 110.698056°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.[5]
5	Heart Mountain Relocation Center		September 20, 2006 (#85003167)	Ralston 44°40′18″N 108°56′47″W / 44.671667°N 108.946389°W	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	Park	Non-public archaeological site yielding evidence of a flint tool culture, with occupation dating back to 5000 BC.[6]
7	Independence Rock		January 20, 1961 (#66000757)	Casper 42°29′37″N 107°07′46″W / 42.493611°N 107.129444°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.[7]
8	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	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		September 25, 1997 (#80004051)	Guernsey 42°18′14″N 104°46′10″W / 42.303889°N 104.769444°W	Platte	Model Civilian Conservation Corps-built state park buildings and structures
10	Lake Hotel		February 27, 2015 (#91000637)	North side of Lake Yellowstone St., Yellowstone National Park 44°32′59″N 110°24′00″W / 44.549722°N 110.4°W	Teton
11	Medicine Mountain		August 29, 1970 (#69000184)	Lovell 44°49′32″N 107°55′15″W / 44.82555555555556°N 107.92083333333333°W	Big Horn	Site of a native American medicine wheel, used for healing and religious purposes
12	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	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.
13	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	Teton and Park	Three "trailside museums" in National Park Service Rustic style within Yellowstone National Park
14	Obsidian Cliff		June 19, 1996 (#96000973)	Yellowstone National Park 44°49′08″N 110°43′40″W / 44.8189°N 110.7278°W	Park	An exposure of obsidian (volcanic glass). It was a notable source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples.
15	Old Faithful Inn		May 28, 1987 (#73000226)	Yellowstone National Park 44°27′28″N 110°49′49″W / 44.45784°N 110.83031°W	Teton	National Park Service architecture
16	Oregon Trail Ruts		May 23, 1966 (#66000761)	Guernsey 42°15′22″N 104°44′58″W / 42.256111°N 104.749444°W	Platte	One half mile long section of Oregon Trail, worn 2–6 feet into sandstone ridge
17	J. C. Penney Historic District		June 2, 1978 (#78002830)	Kemmerer 41°47′41″N 110°32′09″W / 41.794722°N 110.535833°W	Lincoln	Buildings associated with James Cash Penney's founding of J. C. Penney department store chain here.
18	Sheridan Inn		January 29, 1964 (#66000762)	Sheridan 44°48′25″N 106°57′12″W / 44.80683°N 106.95333°W	Sheridan	Inn operated by Buffalo Bill Cody
19	South Pass		January 20, 1961 (#66000754)	South Pass City 42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37°N 108.913611°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.
20	Tom Sun Ranch		December 19, 1960 (#66000753)	Casper 42°26′36″N 107°13′06″W / 42.443333°N 107.218333°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.
21	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	Platte	The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for this company organized in Scotland in 1883.[9]
22	Union Pacific Railroad Depot		February 15, 2006 (#73001934)	Cheyenne 41°07′54″N 104°48′51″W / 41.131667°N 104.814167°W	Laramie	Railroad depot and related buildings.
23	Upper Green River Rendezvous Site		November 5, 1961 (#66000763)	Daniel 42°52′21″N 110°02′20″W / 42.872505°N 110.038819°W	Sublette	Location of several Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, a 1,200 acres (490 ha) site on the Green River
24	Wapiti Ranger Station		May 23, 1963 (#66000759)	Wapiti 44°27′50″N 109°36′58″W / 44.46388°N 109.61613°W	Park	First U.S. Forest Service ranger station
25	Wyoming State Capitol		May 4, 1987 (#73001935)	Cheyenne 41°08′23″N 104°49′12″W / 41.13983°N 104.81992°W	Laramie	Current state capitol building

See also

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

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. 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.
9. NPS webpage, March 2009: NPS-gov-569.

External links

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