Oregon Trail Ruts at Guernsey
1841Deep wagon ruts carved into sandstone by thousands of emigrant wagons near Guernsey.
Everything Guernsey is known for
Deep wagon ruts carved into sandstone by thousands of emigrant wagons near Guernsey.
Thousands of emigrants carved their names into this sandstone cliff along the Oregon Trail.
Originally built as a fur trading post in 1834, Fort Laramie became the most important military outpost on the Northern Plains, serving as a critical waypoint on the Oregon Trail and the site of major treaties with Native American nations.
9 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Deep wagon ruts carved into sandstone by thousands of emigrant wagons near Guernsey.
Thousands of emigrants carved their names into this sandstone cliff along the Oregon Trail.
Feel the weight of history beneath your tires, because right here, you're practically driving in the footsteps – or rather, the wagon tracks – of pioneers forging west! These ruts, etched deep into the sandstone, are a…
Imagine leaving your name for history! That's exactly what thousands of Oregon Trail pioneers did at Register Cliff. Between 1843 and 1869, this sandstone cliff became a vital landmark. Guidebooks directed emigrants…
Imagine a whole town built solely to extract iron ore – that was Sunrise, Wyoming. From the early 1900s until around 1930, the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company ran this place. Workers and their families lived here,…
Ever wonder what soldiers did on their downtime in the Wild West? This is the Fort Laramie Three-Mile Hog Ranch, built in 1873 by Jules Ecoffey and Adolph Cuny. It was intended to be a trading post and saloon, offering…
Originally built as a fur trading post in 1834, Fort Laramie became the most important military outpost on the Northern Plains, serving as a critical waypoint on the Oregon Trail and the site of major treaties with…
Pull over for a second and imagine people camping here over 11,000 years ago. That's what makes Hell Gap so special. It's a window into the deep past. Archaeologists have been digging here since 1959, uncovering layers…
Imagine a bustling crossroads of cultures and commerce right here on the Wyoming plains – that was Fort Laramie. Originally a fur trading post called Fort William in the 1830s, it was strategically located at the…