Historical Places in Lander, WY
1. Willie Meadows
4181 State Highway 789, Lander, WY 82520
From Business: Trek groups and others may use the Willie Meadows as a gathering place to learn about the handcart pioneers and for worship.
2. Rock Creek Hollow Lower Monument
Lewiston Road, Lander, WY 82520
From Business: Originally built in 1933, the Lower Monument, or Willie Handcart Company Monument, was erected by the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. The monument is believed to…
3. Rocky Ridge
Lewiston Road, Lander, WY 82520
From Business: Shortly after leaving the Sweetwater Valley, early pioneers faced the grueling task of climbing 600 feet up Rocky Ridge over 3 miles, pulling wagons and handcarts over the…
4. Rock Creek Hollow
Lewiston Road, Lander, WY 82520
From Business: In the 1850s, Rock Creek Hollow was a well-used campsite west of Rocky Ridge, a challenging segment of the Oregon-Mormon-California Trail. Rock Creek Hollow now features a…
5. Sixth Crossing Visitors Center
4181 State Highway 789, Lander, WY 82520
From Business: Begin your visit to Sixth Crossing with a self-guided tour of exhibits, an interactive kiosk, and artwork, as well as a brief video about the Willie handcart company.
6. Northern Arapaho Tribe & Tribal Historical Preservation Office
9 Great Plains Rd, Arapahoe, WY 82510
7. Faith Fellowship Church of God
3335 Lewis Rd, Riverton, WY 82501
8. South Pass City-State Historic
125 S Pass Main St, South Pass City, WY 82520
9. Our Lady of Peace Parish
112 S Sublette Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
10. Wilderness Church
110 N Jackson Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
11. Tom Sun Ranch National Historic Landmark
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: A national historic landmark, honoring Tom Sun, whose cattle ranch established in 1872 near Devil's Gate, was recognized as a prime example of western family-run cattle…
12. Fort Seminoe (Replica)
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: Fort Seminoe, an abandoned trading post, is where the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies left behind their personal belongings to make room for members of their own companies…
13. Prarie Park
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: Near the visitors’ center, Prarie Park offers a group of sculptures surrounded by native plants and grasses. These sculptures, created by LeRoy Transfield, help to tell the…
14. Rescue Sculptures
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: These sculptures stand as memorial to those who suffered and died at Martin's Cove during the westward expansion of the pioneers.
15. Gathering Space (Dan W. Jones Ampitheatre)
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: Trek groups and others may use the Gathering Space at the Dan W. Jones Amphitheatre as a place to learn about the handcart pioneers and for worship.
16. Veil Crossing
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: This monument commemorates the work initiated by the Riverton, Wyoming Stake wherein sacred ordinances were performed on behalf of the handcart pioneers who sacrificed so much…
17. Tom Sun Ranch Bunkhouse
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: The Bunkhouse is the same building originally erected in 1880. Today, its sparse furnishings depict the basic living condictions of a hired hand.
18. Tom Sun Ranch Blacksmith Shop
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: This is the original Blacksmith Shop built at the Tom Sun Ranch in 1880. Volunteers demonstrate house metalworking was done on the ranch during that time period.
19. Fort Seminoe Site
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: Fort Seminoe, an abandoned trading post, is where the Hunt and Hodgetts wagon companies left behind their personal belongings to make room for members of their own companies…
20. Tom Sun Ranch Washhouse
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
From Business: This is the same Washhouse structure originally built in 1880 on the Tom Sun Ranch. It would have been used to serve the ranch's laundry needs.
21. Stwater Speedway
3320 Yellowstone Rd, Rock Springs, WY 82901
From Business: A venue for sporting events, live entertainment and parking. Includes 20,000 square foot exhibition building, a 42,480 square foot agriculture complex, 1,200 space RV park and…
22. Mormon Handcart Visitor's Center
47600 State Highway 220, Alcova, WY 82620
23. Kirwin Ghost Town Adventures
1902 State St, Meeteetse, WY 82433
24. Rock Springs Historical Museum
212 D St, Rock Springs, WY 82901
25. Meeteetse Museums
1947 State St, Meeteetse, WY 82433
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